Early Childhood Special Education Teacher #ESC5584

Responsibilities:

• Provide special education scholars with learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual emotional physical and social growth.
  
• Develop or modify curricula and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to scholar ability levels.
  
• Work in a self-contained team departmental or itinerant capacity as assigned.
  
• Collaborate with scholars parents and other members of staff to develop IEPs through the ARD Committee process for each scholar assigned.
  
• Implement an instructional therapeutic or skill development program for assigned scholars and show written evidence of preparation as required.
  
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies activities materials and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of scholars.
  
• Work cooperatively with classroom teachers to modify regular curricula as needed and assist special education scholars in regular classes with assignments.
  
• Participate in ARD Committee meetings on a regular basis.
  
• Conduct assessment of scholar learning styles and use results to plan for instructional activities.
  
• Present subject matter according to guidelines established by IEP.
  
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media to meet the needs and capabilities of each scholar assigned.
  
• Plan and supervise assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s).
  
• Conduct ongoing assessments of scholar achievement through formal and informal testing.
  
• Provide or supervise personal care medical care and feeding of scholars as stated in IEP.
  
• Assume responsibility for extracurricular activities as assigned.
  
• Sponsor outside activities approved by the campus principal.
  
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical social and emotional development of scholars.
  
• Manage scholar behavior and administer discipline including intervening in crisis situations and physically restraining scholars as necessary according to IEP.
  
• Consult with classroom teachers regarding the management of scholar behavior according to IEP.
  
• Consult district and outside resource people regarding education social medical and personal needs of scholars.
  
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect scholars equipment materials and facilities.
  
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication by conducting conferences with parents scholars principals and teachers.
  
• Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills.
  
• Compile maintain and file all reports records and other documents required.
  
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other administrator that are consistent with the general requirements and qualifications for the position.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university.
  
• Valid Texas Special Education teaching certificate with required special education endorsements for assignments.
  
• Knowledge of special needs of scholars in assigned area.
  
• Knowledge of Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting process and implementation.
  
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
  
• At least one year of student teaching or approved internship.