EC TEACHER

Job Details

Job Title:

Exceptional Children Teacher

Reports to:

Principal

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Location:

East Wake Academy, 821 Charter School Way, Zebulon, North Carolina 27597

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:
Special Education – General Special Education

Starting Date:
Immediately

East Wake Academy is dedicated to creating a safe, challenging, and creative learning environment that promotes academic excellence and prepares students for college. The Exceptional Children Teacher works within this mission to provide high‑quality instruction and support for students with exceptionalities.

• Belief in the mission and vision of East Wake Academy and commitment to supporting them
• North Carolina Exceptional Children certification
• Ability to teach beyond a basal curriculum and integrate the Common Core and Core Knowledge Curriculum
• Strong collaborative skills and data‑driven instruction approach
• Excellent organizational, critical‑thinking, perseverance, and flexibility skills
• A passion for the education profession and for student achievement
• Evidence of effective teaching experience, especially with students with exceptionalities

• Teach students along the special education continuum using co‑taught, small‑group, and one‑on‑one structures, including push‑in or pull‑out approaches as needed
• Plan and manage intensive support for students requiring additional services
• Case‑manage students with learning disabilities, including facilitating teacher and parent meetings, managing IEPs and related documentation, and advocating for students
• Provide consultations for students identified but not receiving direct services and for those who are twice exceptional
• Assess student needs and conduct progress monitoring
• Support teachers with differentiation strategies in the classroom
• Promote the inclusive values and mission of the school through a multidisciplinary team approach
• Advocate the use of assistive/adaptive technologies
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of curriculum developments and trends in exceptional children education
• Commit to professional growth by participating in professional learning communities and development opportunities
• Engage parents in educational advocacy and provide or lead professional development programming as needed

Office Position – Sedentary (see attached position sheet)

• Balancing on uneven surfaces, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting (up to 50 lbs, average 20 lbs)
• Fingering, grasping, and feeling; regular talking and hearing; repetitive wrist/hand/finger movements
• Visual acuity required for reading, computer use, and detailed observation tasks
• Work may require narrow aisle navigation and occasional standing or walking

• Sedentary work involving light force up to 10–20 lbs
• Light work if physical exertion exceeds sedentary criteria while seated most of the time

• East Wake Academy – 821 Charter School Way, Zebulon, North Carolina 27597
• Phone: 919‑404‑0444