Hospital Homebound Teacher

Position Description:

• The Hospital/Homebound Teacher provides students enrolled in the Hospital/Homebound Program with
• engaging, challenging schoolwork in which they persist when they experience difficulty, and from which they
• gain a sense of satisfaction. The goal is to promote the academic, mental, physical, emotional/social growth of the
• student enrolled in the Hospital/Homebound Program.

Reports To:
Executive Director, Health and Related Services

Scope of Responsibility:

• Uses available instructional materials and a variety of techniques in providing opportunities for student
• achievement and development.
• Uses internet-based curriculum and other available web-based resources for instructional purposes.
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of subject matter.
• Keeps accurate, neat records including report cards, progress reports, weekly schedules, and weekly
• assignment sheets.
• Insures an environment conducive to learning.
• Develops rapport with parents, students, school-based administrators, teachers and staff.
• Be punctual with progress reports, assignments, and records.
• Collects books, workbooks and materials at the school where the student is enrolled.
• Plans and prepares for classes, submitting lesson plans weekly.
• Reports regularly and punctually to assigned work location.
• Keeps accurate records of student’s time sheets and mileage.
• Notifies the principal/designated person, and Executive Director, Health and Related Services of
• impending absence.
• Plans instructional schedules convenient to child’s medical needs.
• Reviews evaluations, previous IEPs and pertinent student data for the purposes of developing student IEPs
• for hospital/homebound services.
• Must be able to be empathetic to the needs of families with ill students.
• Assists with positioning of student, when necessary, for maximum instructional benefit.
• Maintains properly the books and equipment assigned to the student.
• Become knowledgeable about methods, programs, curriculum guides, procedural bulletins and available
• resources in the system.
• Uses a variety of methods for diagnosis and/or placement purposes.
• Provides minimum of four (4) hours per week of educational programming to each student assigned in
• accordance with state requirements.
• Creates engaging school work for students that is goal oriented and meaningful.
• Completes and maintain student records using technology programs outlined in parish policy.
• Maintains security of electronic and print records with regard to confidentiality of student information and
• passwords that are issued for access to data bases.
• Possesses a working knowledge and the ability to compose and implement a Functional Behavioral
• Assessment and a Behavior Education Plan.
• Develops a repertoire of early intervention activities that are consistent with the response to intervention
• model.
• Acquires thirty-six (36) Continuing Learning Units (CLUs) per year (July 1 through June 30).
• Maintains accurate case records in accordance with the requirements of parish, state and federal laws,
• regulations and/or policies regarding exceptional children.
• Performs all other duties assigned by the Executive Director, Health and Related Services.

Skills and Qualifications:

• We seek detail-oriented, independent self-starters who demonstrate an unwavering commitment to raising student
• achievement and who have a record of high performance in challenging situations. Successful candidates will also
• demonstrate and/or possess:
• College Degree, Valid Louisiana Teaching Certificate with certification in elementary and/or high school
• and at least one area of special education.
• Transportation provisions for required itinerant duties.
• Three (3) years successful teaching experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in multiple settings and the ability to be an engaging change
• agent and culture-creator that can inspire and motivate.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to use quantitative and qualitative data to
• make decisions and recommendations.
• Working knowledge of federal and state laws, policies and regulations relevant to special education.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and skilled in Google Docs and Sheets.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Bilingual.
• Master’s Degree.
• Experience with various age groups elementary through high school.
• Physical Involvement:
• Must be able to provide own transportation to schools, homes, work locations and meetings both inside and out of
• the parish. Must have mobility skills necessary to access a variety of school, home and community environments.
• Sitting, standing, walking, reaching, bending and lifting up to 10 pounds is sometimes required.

Compensation:

• JPS offers a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.
• JPS also offers a competitive benefits

package.