Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a Special Education teacher program
• Tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts
• Administer and score individual and group tests
• Schedule IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff
• Conduct IEP meetings
• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with speech teachers, psychologists, and other service providers
• Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct
• Maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals
• Record progress within the independent study program
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education teacher program
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program

• Special Education teacher Certificate
• Ability to teach students of grades 6-12
• Ability to work with student of all ages
• Ability to understand, adopt, and support the independent study program, concepts and their philosophies
• Ability to organize and present ideas effectively in oral and written forms
• Ability to make skillful decisions
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to operate a PC computer, word processor, copier, FAX, and other office machines

• Minimum BA degree
• Valid Idaho Special Education Teaching Certificate

* The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all inclusive. They describe the general nature and level of work being performed and/or represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job. The Company retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.