Special Education

LOVINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

• Position Type: Middle School Teaching/ Special Education
• Date Posted: 4/14/2025
• Location: SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY
• Date Available: 02/02/2026
• Closing Date: Until Filled

Primary

Purpose:

Provide guidance and instructional experiences that are academically and developmentally appropriate for each student assigned to that classroom.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Valid New Mexico teaching license with endorsements as needed.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Accurately demonstrate knowledge of the content area and approved curriculum.
• Appropriately utilize a variety of teaching methods and resources for each area taught.
• Communicate with and obtain feedback from students in a manner that enhances student learning and understanding.
• Comprehend the principles of student growth, development, and learning, and apply them appropriately.
• Manage the educational setting in a manner that promotes positive student behavior and a safe and healthy environment.
• Recognize student diversity and create an atmosphere conducive to the promotion of positive student involvement and self-concept.
• Demonstrate a willingness to examine and implement change, as appropriate.
• Work productively with colleagues, parents, and community members.
• May assist students with personal hygiene activities such as toileting, diapering and other personal care activities.
• Develop and implement appropriate classroom management strategies while maintaining high expectations for student behavior.
• Utilize appropriate discipline strategies up to and including safely restraining students.
• Follow board policies and administrative rules and regulations.

• Communicate accurate and up-to-date information to students in a way that enhances student learning, and includes demonstrating effective writing skills and use of standard English.
• Manage time appropriately.
• Cooperate with administration, parent, and co-workers.
• Create a positive atmosphere, and arrange the physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning. Demonstrate concern for students’ well-being and positive esteem.
• Prepare for instruction and show written evidence of preparation.
• Take precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by the school district and report progress, or lack thereof, to parents in a timely manner.
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings.
• Complete duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned.
• Leave adequate preparations for a substitute.
• Encourage cooperation between students.
• Maintain student involvement in appropriate tasks.
• Use and apply appropriate conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrate public relations skills.
• Use appropriate techniques, strategies, and materials to achieve the desired instructional goal.
• Adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of individual students.
• Use current technology for instruction and management purposes.
• Use diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.
• Select, use, and interpret evaluation data.
• Be available to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day, if needed.
• Attend extra-curricular activities.
• Spend time beyond the school day grading, and recording papers, planning instruction.
• Report suspected child abuse and neglect.
• Be responsible for students on field trips.
• Act as a good role model within the context of the school.
• May supervise educational assistants, practicum students, student teachers, and high school vocational lab students.
• Develop and use community and professional resources.
• Understand and apply learning theories.
• Assist the Special Education Department in maintaining compliance with State and Federal regulations.
• Maintain appropriate data collection and special education files at building.
• Report identified areas of noncompliance to the Principal and Director.
• Act as a member of the IEP committee when appropriate.
• Coordinate or serve as a member of the annual review committee.
• Serve as a case manager for student IEP’s.
  • Respond to the unique needs of the student
  • Perform other tasks as may be deemed appropriate and necessary as determined by the IEP, the immediate supervisor, principal, and/or Director.
• Understand and participate in the development, use, and implementation of individualized education plans (IEPs), individualized transition plans/504 plans, and Academic improvement plans, including making necessary modifications.
• Accept other responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the supervisor(s) and or the Superintendent.
• Serve as a member of the SAT as needed.
• Maintain security for and administer state required assessments.
• Account for assigned equipment and materials.

• Sitting, standing, lifting, and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, climbing stairs, kneeling, must be able to see and hear the entire…