Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt Calendar: 185 Days

Experience Required: Prior teaching experience preferred.

Minimum Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

Department: Teacher.

Direct Supervisor: Building Principal.

Primary Work Location: School setting. Certification: Proper Certificate in related field

Job Summary: Provide support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with the specific responsibility for developing special education students’ success in communication, social interaction, independent functioning and academic achievement.

Essential Job Functions

 An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Supervise students and manage behavior to provide a safe learning environment.

• Develop lesson plans and differentiate group and individual instruction within established curriculum guidelines to meet the individual needs of assigned students.

• Instruct students for the purpose of improving their success in communication, social interaction, independent functioning, and academic achievement through a designed course of study.

• Collaborate with related service providers regarding student progress and to ensure that services are provided in accordance with IEPs.

• Collaborate with general education teachers regarding instructional issues and student progress, and to ensure that classroom accommodations and modifications are being provided in accordance with IEPs.

• Schedule and facilitate Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, Review of Existing Data meetings, and Eligibility Determination meetings, as assigned, in accordance with district procedures.

• Communicate regularly with students and parents regarding instructional programs and student progress. • Collect, maintain, and interpret student progress data to make program-planning recommendations leading to attainment of goals and improved student achievement.

• Maintain appropriate special education documentation for the purpose of providing up to date information and records in accordance with established guidelines and legal requirements.

• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs), develop and implement Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), as needed.

• Administer developmental testing, district assessments, or state assessments to assess student competency levels and identify learning objectives.

• Attend and participate in special education team meetings.

• Follow all Head Start, NAEYC, and IDEA Special Education guidelines.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s) for Position

An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

Knowledge

• Principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Current educational theory and instructional techniques while presenting subject matter to students.
• Fluency and articulation in the English language and composition.
• Human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Skills

• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.
• Social Perceptiveness and being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer, printer, calculator, and copier.

Abilities

• Identify needs and abilities of individual students and adapt instructional methods accordingly.
• Interpreting educational implications of evaluation results, designing interventions, and providing specially designed instruction.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, teachers, parents, and the public.
• Read, analyze and interpret professional journals, Board policy, administrative procedures and forms, and governmental regulations and guidance.
• Complete forms, write reports and engage in written correspondence with parents.
• Write clear and complete lesson plans.
• Effectively welcome and embrace differences among employees and students.
• Must be able to successfully complete a background investigation.

**This position description is a general guideline for work behavior and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all job duties.  Therefore, it is also not, nor can it be implied to be, a contract of employment.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. Must be able to successfully complete an intense background investigation.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.