Classroom Teacher - Special Education; Instructional Resource

Classroom Teacher - Special Education (Instructional Resource)

This position is responsible for providing academic, social, physical, and skills development for students in specific grades/subject areas to prepare them to be successful citizens and workers in the 21st century.

Responsibilities include:

• Creating an educational environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and needs of the students.
• Establishing a standard of classroom behavior and maintaining classroom management in and outside of the school.
• Assessing the accomplishments of students on an established timetable and providing written and oral progress reports to parents/guardians, administrators, and selected staff.
• Planning curriculum and preparing lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students within state and school requirements.
• Conferring with parents, administrators, specialists, mental health staff, and appropriate resource staff to develop educational programs for students.
• Creating learning materials geared to students' abilities and interests.
• Instructing students by using educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory, motor, and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory, language, communication skills, cognition, social, and emotional development.
• Motivating students and providing consistent reinforcement of learning skills, and providing continuous assessment and feedback to students for all learning activities.
• Maintaining accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, and district and administrative regulations.
• Assisting administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student activities and conduct.
• Sponsoring student activities/clubs/teams/organization and tutoring students as requested.
• Performing other related duties as assigned or directed.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and endorsement in the grade/subject taught with a valid Tennessee certificate. Must be highly qualified and physically and mentally able to perform the responsibilities and duties of the position.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.