SY - Re-Advertised - Teacher - Special Education; Signing

Overview

Position Type:
Special Education Certifiied/ Teacher - Special Education - Elementary

Date Posted: 4/23/2025

Location:

Chee Dodge Elementary School

Date Available:

SY

Closing Date:
Until Filled

• Receives general direction from the Special Education Director or designee.
• May exercise technical and functional supervision over supervisory, professional, technical and clerical staff.
• Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other materials, considering factors such as individual needs, abilities, teaming levels, and limitation of students, to meet the goals and objectives of the Individualized Educational Program (IEP).
• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team consisting of administrators, school personnel, students and families by implementing the educational plans as developed by appropriate specialists, and serve as an advocate for students.
• Determines parents’ ability to comprehend and apply therapeutic and behavior modification techniques and address parents' social and emotional needs to formulate teaching plans.
• Instructs students and develops individual teaching plans covering self-help, motor, social, cognitive, and language skills development for parents to implement in the home.
• Revises teaching plans to correspond with the child’s rate of development, when necessary.
• Counsels parents to provide social and emotional support and refers parents and child to social service agencies and facilities for additional services and financial assistance.
• Maintains confidential individual records for referrals and continuation of service, in compliance with Federal, State and District regulations and policies.
• Maintains professional skills through consultations, in-service activities, and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Maintains awareness and respect for the cultural diversity of students and their families and assists personnel in understanding these variations when planning for students and families.
• Delivers educational services to children who are homebound due to health limitations, distance from school, etc.
• Daily travel from site to site, and from home to home.
• Instructs students and teachers in various forms of communication such as sign language, finger spelling and speed cues.
• Encourages students to participate in verbal communication and classroom learning experiences to ensure comprehension of subject matter and development of social skills.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement corrective educational plans and interact effectively with educational professionals in the District.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of early childhood development and exceptional learning.
• Local and state educational structure and organization.
• The manner in which cultural diversity relates to individuality.
• Educational foundations of a school district, including organization, administration, funding resources, and record keeping.
• Current state and federal legislation, and district policies regarding identification, evaluation and placement procedures for children with disabilities.
• Cultural diversities of the local area and the traditional Native American beliefs of students and families.

Ability to:

• Plan, coordinate, and implement corrective educational plans. Interact effectively with educational professionals in the District.
• Utilize and understand formal assessment instruments, procedures and techniques for evaluation and remediation of learning disorders.
• Understand statistical analysis and evaluation, testing materials and results, counseling and interpersonal relations.
• Handle and maintain the records of students in a confidential manner.
• Understand and respect cultural diversities and Native American traditional beliefs and practices of students and their families.
• Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Experience:
  
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