Special Education Teacher-Applied Skills

Education:

Bachelor's degree and valid Indiana Teacher's license or eligible to receive a valid Indiana Teacher's license or permit in Mild or Intense Interventions

Experience:

Professional experience in the employment discipline with professional, technical, and experience requirements. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

REFERENCES:
Minimum of two (2) professional references required, including most recent supervisor.

* Assist in the achievement of the short and long-term educational goals of the school corporation.

* Serve as the instructional leader in the classroom.

* Design and conduct learning situations which instruct students in the content of one's respective discipline per the MCS adopted curriculum, course of study and Indiana Academic Standards.

* Stimulate each student to want to live an honest, responsible, fruitful life, instilling within each one a feeling of competency and productivity.

* Encourage students through a positive personal attitude to utilize every opportunity for a constructive learning experience.

* Systematically acquire knowledge about individual students for helping them plan and conduct needed learning experiences.

* Teach students the skills for recognizing fact, opinion, theory, approximation, bias, and propaganda, and for evaluating each in terms of personal value.

* Participate in curricular and program development with principals, supervisors, and department chairpersons for initiating curricular improvements meeting students' needs.

* Assume active participation in in-service programs for professional improvement.

* Observe established policies of the corporation and school; make recommendations for changes in policies when advisable.

* Confer with students and parents at appropriate and set times.

* Sponsor and supervise reasonable extracurricular assignments, chaperon school events, and monitor assigned areas.

* Involve the students and parents, when feasible, in planning, implementing, and evaluating units of study.

* Execute teaching activities in a constructive and meaningful manner.

* Evaluate student progress, issue grades and reports; prepare, record and report class attendance.

* Handle discipline problems within classroom areas, arrange and conduct parent conferences; assist in building discipline and security.

* Supervise paraprofessional, student, and volunteer helpers.

* Perform other duties assigned by the Principal.

Health Insurance with Free Clinic for those enrolled in the plan

Life Insurance for $50,000 for $1 per year.

10 sick days and 3 personal days for first year. (prorated)

7 sick days and 4 personal days after first year.

Half price tuition at Ball State University for up to six credit hours per year.