Megan Kiefer

I have always wanted to move to Savannah, Georgia.

I am currently a Special

Education teacher, but I wanted to see what else was out there. Currently, the public
school district in Savannah is hiring a SPED- Autism teacher this year.

The job listing

describes the roles of the teacher. In one of the bullets, it explains that the teacher must
provide support to teachers and paraprofessionals that work with children with autism,
communicate to the people that need to hear the accurate results of the childs abilities,
function properly with personnel in the building, works with parents, and must report to
the Principal and program director.

The position must also work with parents and

provide instruction and support.

In the list of responsibilities, the position requires that the person follows the policies of
the school district and the department for exceptional children. They must demonstrate
the knowledge of state and federal guidelines. Monitoring students with autism and
providing assistance to those students is one of the biggest responsibilities of the
position. On the last line item read that the position must perform other duties as they
are assigned. This can be a multitude of tasks because the description is vague.
In an interview situation, I would explain that my communication strengths include my
ability to initiate conversation, I am approachable, and my willingness to listen to others
ideas. These strengths will help with my collaboration skills because one needs to be
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Megan Kiefer
open-minded.

My weaknesses include my passion of my beliefs, getting my point

across when I am anxious, and coming across as argumentative when I ask questions.
These weaknesses are things that I am currently working on.

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