Special Education

Special Education

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

Additional Information:
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LOVINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION:
Special Education Teacher

Primary

Purpose:

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

Qualifications (Education/Certification):

* 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.

Essential

Responsibilities and Duties:

* 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 polices and administrative rules and regulations.

Additional

Duties and Responsibilities:

* 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…