Elementary Special Education Teacher
Elementary Special Education Teacher
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Job Description
Job Title: Special Education Teacher
Job Classification: Certified Licensed Instructional
Reports to: Director of Special Education
Work Schedule: Academic Year
General Description:
Teach students basic academic social and developmental skills as required by the Indiana State Standards. The Special Education Teacher promotes and develops successful learning for students who are eligible for special education services manages an assigned caseload maintains regular communication with those students their parents and appropriate staff members and is responsible for development revision and implementation of IEPs.
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree and valid Indiana state teaching license in Special Education or ability to obtain appropriate state licensure.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students for whom you are responsible within your classroom.
- Develop and implement student IEPs in accordance with Indianas Special Education Rules
- Conduct functional behavior assessments develop implement and revise behavior intervention plans
- Observe and evaluate students performance behavior social development and physical health
- Collect progress monitoring data in accordance with students IEP goals
- Create daily lessons and prepare materials and classroom for class activities
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons units projects and communicate those objectives to students.
- Instruct and direct assigned paraprofessionals to maximize delivery of services
- Collaborate with parents or guardians teachers social worker and administration in order to resolve students behavior and academic problems
- Meet with parents and guardians to discuss childrens progress and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students
- Attend professional meetings educational conferences and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required which may go briefly beyond the scheduled workday
- Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development evaluation and revision of school programs.
- Select store order issue inventory classroom equipment materials and supplies
- Perform other responsibilities related to the position as assigned by the Director of Special Education
School Activities
- A Special Education Teacher is required to attend and/or participate in such other activities as directed by the Administrator such as: faculty meetings (before or after school hours) open houses commencement exercises chaperone student activities provide guidance for students participate on faculty committees study and help resolve school problems.
Essential Skills and Abilities
- Competency in the administration and interpretation of academic ability testing
- Experience and expertise in behavioral management and collaborative problem solving
- Ability to use technology for documentation and preparation of professional materials
- Ability to teach and assist students in the use of computer applications
- Ability to communicate assessment results in written and oral forms to parents and professionals
- Ability to develop implement and evaluate behavior plans for use in general and special education settings
- Ability to prioritize tasks allocate time and maintain schedule flexibility
- NonNegotiable aspects of the teaching profession including work hours & commitments polices & procedures attendance and employability skills.
Bachelors Degree and valid Indiana state teaching license in Special Education or ability to obtain appropriate state licensure.
NonNegotiable aspects of the teaching profession including work hours & commitments polices & procedures attendance and employability skills.
Employment Type
Full-Time
