Teacher - Special Education - SPICE

Teacher - Special Education

Purpose Statement:
To provide individualized education and/or services to students with gross motor developmental delays, cognitive delays and/or other impairments.

Essential Functions:

• Uses effective teaching techniques and materials to implement established curriculum goals and objectives
• Creates a weekly written lesson plan describing daily learning experiences
• Monitors and assesses student progress in order to provide feedback on a regular basis to students and their parents
• Diagnoses, instructs and evaluates specific student needs and seeks assistance of district specialists as required
• Communicates aims and/or objectives to students in a well-planned, organized manner using clear and precise language
• Creates a classroom environment that is positive, productive, and conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing the development of proper student behavior
• Develops and implements reasonable classroom rules of behavior and procedure in a fair and just manner
• Creates educational experiences that provide each student the opportunity to develop his/her potential in the areas of personal-social adjustment, decision-making, positive self-image and other life skills
• Promotes and follows the adopted school district philosophy, policies regulations and administrative procedures
• Communicates concerns and ideas with colleagues, students, parents and community in a positive, professional and ethical manner
• Assumes legal responsibility for the supervision of students on school property or in attendance at school-sponsored activities
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence
• Assumes individual responsibilities which may be assigned by the principal/supervisor and which may relate to committee work, student activities, student supervision or other planning and professional assignments
• Maintains accurate, complete, legible and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation
• Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
• Utilizes a variety of techniques and materials to execute appropriate curriculum
• Monitors student performance and progress, adjusting instruction as necessary
• Develops Individual Educational Programs for students with varying functioning levels
• Attends IEP meetings and maintain communication with IEP team members
• Writes quarterly progress reports
• Develops long and short-term learning goals and objectives for students according to program guidelines and the IEP
• Assess student abilities and needs as needed to develop appropriate instruction
• Establishes an instructional pace consistent with students' learning process
• Compiles and maintain necessary data and progress notes
• Maintains orderliness and safety of instructional areas
• Provides appropriate guidance to paraprofessional staff

Job Requirements:

Mental Requirements:

• Learning Development
  - Level E Knowledge in a recognized professional field or technological discipline sufficient to command various principles, facts, and practical applications
• Problem Solving
  - Level 2 Work situations require consideration and interpretation of circumstances or information to choose the most effective responses

Physical Requirements:

• Physical Skill
  - Level A Basic level of learned physical skill is required
• Physical Effort
  - Level 1 Minimal physical exertion is required

Social Requirements:

• Human Relations Skill
  - Level B Job requires patience in communication and well-developed verbal skills to exchange technical or complex information with individuals or small, informal groups
• Scope of Contacts
  - Level 1 The important job contacts are with peers in the immediate work group and immediate supervisor

Work Environment:

• Performance Environment
  - Level A Changes in environments, work pressure, disturbances of work flow, and irregularities in work schedule are infrequent
• Physical Working Conditions
  - Level 1 Generally good working conditions. Little or no exposure to extremes in noise, temperature, etc. little or no exposure to safety or health hazards

Accountability:

• Level of Accountability
  -Level B Responsible for producing journey-level work output on an independent basis subject to supervisory direction and review
• Organizational Impact
  - Level 3 Work results, decisions, and approvals impact the overall design of internal systems, programs, and/or research; the status of others; and/or critical aspects of the final product or service in terms of quantity or quality

Experience, Education, and

Certifications:

• Experience:
  
  Job related experience within the specialized field is preferred
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution
• Continuing Professional Development Specific to job requirements
• Certifications/Clearances:
  Valid Arizona Special Education Certificate. Meets all certification requirements for the grade level or subject area including proper teaching area…