Special Education Teacher at USD Jefferson County North

Special Education Teacher Jefferson County North USD #339 Elementary
School Year

Reports To:
Keystone Administrators and Building Administrators in assigned buildings.

PURPOSES: A Keystone high‑incidence teacher collaborates with general education colleagues to provide support to the instructional process with specific responsibility for facilitating learning for students with an individual education plan (IEP); instructing, assessing, and program planning for students with learning disabilities; monitoring and evaluating student progress and behavior; researching, obtaining, and providing instructional materials for special education services; serving as a resource for students, parents, and district personnel;

working within the general education setting to the greatest extent possible, and in the resource room when needed.

• Assume responsibility for management of appropriate programs for assigned students as dictated by the individual education plan.

• Ongoing collaboration with the District to which they are assigned, and Keystone, outside agencies, and families, to provide appropriate special education services as dictated by the students’ IEP.

• Create an environment conducive to learning social emotional skills through the implementation of a positive behavior system.

• Supervises para educators (e.g. training, scheduling, supporting, etc.) for the purpose of monitoring performance and ensuring standards are achieved.

• Develop and maintain accurate records for assigned students, including the generation and implementation of IEPs’, Behavior Plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments, progress monitoring, charting, and reporting, and other special education records.

• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and subject specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.

• Differentiates instruction (e.g. online curriculum, alternative curriculum, multimedia, assistive technology, modified content, multi-sensory, etc.) for the purpose of providing students with different instructional avenues that address individualized learning within established curriculum guidelines.

• Provide special services in environments as dictated by student IEP’s, including general education classroom (co‑teach) special education resource room, other school and community environment.

• Participate as a member of the school staff by attending required meetings, providing general supervision, and assuming other duties required of all teachers.

• Reports incidents and appropriate documentation (e.g. fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, bullying, emergency safety intervention, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment, and adhering to the education code of ethics and school policies as a mandated reporter.

• Maintain professional license by attending staff development activities as requested.

• Complete other duties as assigned.

SKILLS are required to perform single, technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: applying assessment instruments; operating standard office equipment including pertinent computer software; preparing and maintaining accurate records; writing professional documents; facilitating meetings; working with numbers; and problem solving.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform advanced math; review and interpret highly technical information, write technical materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: psychology and educational principles; pertinent codes, policies, regulations, and laws; stages of child development; assessment techniques;

and learning strategies.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; routinely…