Special Education Teacher

Association of Charter School Education Services Peñasco Independent School District - Peñasco, New Mexico Open in Google Maps

Job : 5593713

Final date to receive applications: Dec 11, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Oct 05, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

POSITION: SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Properly certified in all areas of assignment
• Demonstrates cooperativeness and a willingness to carry-out assigned tasks and performance responsibility;
• Bilingual, ESL, TESOL Endorsement as needed at each school site:
• Be Highly Qualified according to NCLB.
• Other qualifications determined necessary by the Board

Gifted Endorsement Preferred

REPORTS TO:

Principal or Coordinator/Director of Special Education

GENERAL SUPERVISOR:
Superintendent

JOB GOAL:
To provide each student with the opportunity to get into a program that will enable him/her to reach his/her fullest physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioral potential through Individual Education Plan IEP.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide a basic care program for all identified students consistent with state education code requirements and locally adopted guidelines.
• Coordinate and supervise work experience and on-campus job training programs involving Special Education Students.
• Work cooperatively with classroom teachers who have Special Education students in regular classes, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students to the staff on a need to know basis, and assist the student with regular class assignments.
• Confer frequently with parents and professional staff members regarding the student’s wellness, strengths, educational, social, personal behavior problems and progress of such students.
• Assist other professional staff members in resolving the unique psychological learning or disciplinary problems of each student.
• Assist in screening, evaluating, and recommending placements of applicants in the school’s Special Education Program.
• Counsel individuals and groups of Special Education students with educational, occupations and personal problems.
• Assist the Special Education students in making a realistic assessment of his/her abilities and in establishing educational and occupational goals in keeping these abilities.
• Provide motivation to students who have a short attention span.
• Establish and maintain standards of individual student behavior.
• Undertake continuing professional study in the psychology of the special education student and in bilingual education referencing teaching methods related to this field.
• Keep attendance records and all other records pertinent of student activities to include in and out of school activities.
• Participate in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities to include in and out of school activities.
• Implement EPSS and participate in curriculum development programs, curriculum benchmarks, alignment, performance standards/assessments and revisions, inclusive of the bilingual curriculum and express your views and professional observations to the E.A.and R. Committee and provide input in developing/modifying IEP(s).
• Gather data in order to develop strategies for student improvement.
• Initiate the selection of equipment and materials and maintains required inventory records.
• Supervise pupil in and out of school activities as assigned.
• Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrators to develop the method by which the teacher will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines.
• Administer group standardized tests in accordance with district testing program.
• Administer the IPT Assessment.
• Participate in filling out Time Study for Medicaid…