SY - Teacher - Special Education - Elementary

Overview

Title: Teacher – Special Education – Elementary

Work Location: Lincoln Elementary School

Work Hours: 7.5 hours/Day

Contract Length: 194 Days

Salary Range: Minimum $59,984.00 – Maximum $84,026.00

To provide educational services and carry out programs to average and gifted students, students with physical and mental disabilities, and students who may not be enrolled in school due to health limitations, distance from school, etc., enabling students to attain their maximum achievement and adjustment which interfere with the individual students' ability to benefit from the District's educational program.

• Receives general direction from the Special Education Director or designee.
• May exercise technical and functional supervision over supervisory, professional, technical and clerical staff.
• Essential Functions: Essential duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other materials, considering factors such as individual needs, abilities, teaming levels, and limitations of students, and 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 parents' social and emotional needs to formulate teaching plan.
• 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 plan to correspond with 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, inservice activities, and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Maintains awareness and respect for the cultural diversity of students and families and assists staff in understanding these variations when planning for students and families.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.

• 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.

In addition to the essential functions stated, a Teacher for the Hearing Impaired may perform duties specific to this field of specialization:

• 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, development of social skills, and ability to communicate in daily living situations.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of early childhood development and exceptional learning.
• Local and state educational structure and organization.
• The manner in which concepts of cultural diversity relate to an understanding of 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 for learning disorders.
• Understand statistical analysis and…