Resource Teacher

Overview

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Job title:

Special Education Teacher.

Job Title: Special Education Teacher

Credentials: Current Oklahoma Certificate as a Special Education Teacher

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education, or meets the state requirement

Reports to: Building administrators

Contract: 182 days (+ New Teacher Induction week for teachers new to NPS)

FLSA Classification: Exempt

• Perform applicable job functions of a Classroom Teacher.
• Initiate/participate in categorical eligibility meetings as an expert in a category of IDEA-B/PL 101-746.
• Ensure that each child has a current IEP (Individual Education Plan) with the required signatures.
• Monitor the implementation of IEPs.
• Review and write IEPs on an annual basis.
• Create and maintain a working special education file in a locked cabinet that contains:
  • Teacher assessments that cover pre (beginning year) and post (ending year) evaluation of the students’ progress
  • The current IEPs with the required signatures
  • The most recent psychological evaluations
  • Pertinent medical information
• Provide the building principal with advice on special education issues.
• Provide staff with in-service sessions each year as required by district policies and state/federal regulations.
• Collaborate with, consult, schedule, and instruct regular education staff regarding classroom inclusion, intervention, and/or modification techniques.
• Provide for the physical, social, and educational needs of the students.
• Inform appropriate staff of necessary medical and other information.
• Collaborate, consult, and receive instruction from regular education staff regarding classroom expectations and dynamics.
• Assist the student in taking any prescribed medication(s).
• Lift and/or move non-ambulatory students as needed.
• Diapers and toilets students ages three to adult.
• Adapt foods and assist in feeding students.
• Present a professional appearance appropriate to teaching the assignment.
• Display a well-rounded knowledge and understanding of multicultural issues.
• Perform teaching and reporting requirements identified as part of state and federally funded programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the definition and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, and basic computations regarding addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to communicate clearly, write legibly, and demonstrate grammatical correctness in all written and spoken forms.
• Performance Measures:
  Ability to perform skilled professional tasks under limited supervision, including lesson planning, teaching, evaluating student progress, and communicating with parents and staff.
• Contact with Others:
  Regular contact with patrons, students, and staff; ability to interpret and translate information, explain situations, identify alternatives, and maintain confidentiality.

• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Speech Clarity
• Speech Recognition
• Deductive Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Mathematical Reasoning

• Full-time

Note:

This description reflects responsibilities and qualifications for the role as posted. Other listings and extraneous notices have been removed.