Special Education Behavioral Teacher FY_

Special Education Behavioral Teacher FY2526_1

Belgrade Public Schools District Wide - Belgrade, Montana

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• Job : 5006380
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Feb 26, 2025 12:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 18, 2025

Title:

Special Education Behavioral Teacher FY2526_1

Reports to:

Director of Special Education and/or Building Principal

Status:
Salaried, 1.0 FTE

Location:

Elementary

Start Date:

August 15, 2025

Contract Days: 188 plus up to five additional days of paid extension of contract at the daily rate of pay.

Salary: $45,000.00-$52,717.00 DOE + $2000 stipend

Working your family schedule and contributing to our local education community,

Competitive benefit package and state retirement plan available.

State retirement package becomes fully vested after five years, matching funds!

Pride in your community’s education

403B Matching Fund up to 1.25% of Annual Salary

• Assists in development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Attends and participates in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, IEP meetings, and other meetings as required.
• Provides an appropriate educational program for each student.
• Complies with Board policies, rules, regulations, and directives.
• Instructs individuals and groups in special education skill areas.
• Plans curriculum, lessons, and special education programs and teaching methods.
• Monitors students’ progress in and outside special education room.
• Reports cases of suspected child abuse according to state law.
• Maintains regular contact with parents of students.
• Participates in faculty meetings, educational conferences, professional training seminars, and workshops.
• Evaluates student progress based on work output and observation, determines goals, objectives, and directions.
• Prepares report cards, educational records, IEP forms, classroom observation records, and other forms.
• Consults with other professionals and teaching staff regarding progress of students and related educational matters.
• Supervises students, classroom aides, and volunteers.

Only minimum duties are listed. Other functions may be required as given or assigned.

• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
• Knowledge to analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions.
• Ability to follow oral or written work orders from supervisor, and to coordinate work with principal and others.
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Ability to be flexible to work with others in a wide variety of circumstances.
• Ability to work with a diversity of individuals and/or groups and utilize specific, job-related equipment.
• Ability to problem solve to analyze issue.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, the public, and staff members.
• Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to manage time and responsibilities, adapt to changing work priorities, communicate with diverse groups, maintaining confidentiality, meet deadlines and schedules.
• Ability to set priorities, work as part of a team and work with and manage frequent interruptions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student matters.
• Ability to effectively communicate with students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all District requirements and Board policies.
• Ability to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events, gather, collate, and/or classify data and use job-related equipment.
• Skill in adhering to safety practices.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining accurate records and using pertinent software applications (as required).

• Computer, calculator, copier, telephone/voice mail, fax, wheelchairs and other special needs equipment.

• Valid Montana Educator License with proper endorsement
• Successful experience teaching and working with children/students.

• Successful experience working with special needs students.

• Montana Driver’s license or the ability to obtain license within three months of hire date.

• Performs routine work.
• Regularly works inside with minimal temperature variations.
• Ability to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Frequently required to sit, occasionally walk and stand and reach with hands or arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling.
• Significant fine finger dexterity
• Required to be able to hear conversations in loud and quiet environments.
• May be required to lift or carry up to 10 - 30 pounds on a routine basis with or without an accommodation.
• The employee frequently works within time constraints and must…