Temporary SPED Certified Teacher; Tuluksak

Temporary SPED Certified Teacher

Tuluksak School

August 18-December 15, 2026

Yupiit School District P.O. Box 51190 Akiachak, Alaska 99551

JOB TITLE:

Special Education Generalist Teacher

REPORTS TO:

Principal;
Director of Special Education

LOCATION:

Yupiit School District Certified

SALARY: HRS:
No. DAYS:
Full Time

PURPOSE:

To provide supplemental services to students with disabilities at Akiak School, ensuring that state and federal procedures are followed and the appropriate documentation is completed in a timely manner.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• State of Alaska Type A Certificate with endorsement in Special Education
• Bachelor's Degree required with Master's Degree preferred.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• To assist in the screening and testing of students for potential learning problems.
• To observe and describe academic and social behaviors of students experiencing significant learning problems.
• To use various diagnostic tools to identify specific educational and behavioral problems of eligible students.
• To collect data and interpret relevant information from various sources on a child's performance.
• To assist in designing goals and objectives for the Individualized Education Program with other Team Members.
• To select and/or modify instructional methods to promote successful learning of certified students.
• To confer with all individuals, including the students, when appropriate, in developing an Individualized Education Program.
• To implement specific educational and/or behavioral programs
• To assist in implementing educational and/or behavioral programs within the regular education classroom when appropriate.
• To assist in implementing inservice programs concerning instructional programming for the integrating of students into regular education classroom.
• To develop and manage the special education programs in collaboration with general education
• To provide appropriate instruction for identified students as specified in individual IEP's
• To work as a part of the school team on school improvement and other activities
• To coordinate Special Education services within the building or village site, which ever is appropriate
• To attain and complete all necessary records on students who are referred to special education and receive special education services.
• To assure the implementation of IDEA in addition to the State of Alaska Special Education Regulations.
• To assure parents of students with disabilities receive parental rights and due process and are knowledgeable of these rights and procedures.
• To utilize the services of an interpreter when holding parent conferences, when appropriate.
• Monitor and supervise the Special Education paraprofessionals.
• To assist in the distribution of information regarding Child Find activities to the community and school staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Requires decision-making ability and the ability to work independently. Requires ability to plan, schedule, and prioritize work.
• Requires interpersonal skills to courteously and effectively assist individuals on the telephone or in person and to maintain good relations. Requires personal presence and appearance to appropriately act as a representative of the Superintendent and Board of Education. Requires ability to communicate with a variety of people to gather information or to communicate information to others. Ability to resolve issues involving conflict.
• Requires ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Requires willingness to perform various job-related duties as situations require, a strong sense of teamwork, and ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Requires ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, Board of Education practices, Alaska State Laws, and Department of Education and Early Development regulations and Alaska Teacher Code of Ethics.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as curricula guides and materials and testing protocols. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before colleagues. Ability to speak Yupik beneficial.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to apply mathematical functions in routine classroom situations such as calculation of grades.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems in a professional manner.
• Computer
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Requires knowledge and ability to operate a variety of software on computers. Experience with Mac platform, Powerschool, and email systems beneficial.
• Other
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Ability to develop effective working relationships with Board of Education, superintendent, colleagues, students and community. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the…