Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Lee County Schools - AL Beauregard Elementary - Opelika, Alabama Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5869850

Final date to receive applications: Aug 10, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 04, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 13, 2026

Special Education Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must comply with all employment criteria legally established by the Lee County Board of Education.
• Must hold an appropriate Alabama Teacher Certificate in Special Education or Collaborative Education.
• Must meet the suitability criteria for employment as required by the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. .
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Background Check

Required:

(HB 402 ACT 99-361 Alabama Legislature) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the federal Bureau of Investigation.

REPORTS TO
:
Principal

JOB GOAL
:
To teach life skills and basic communication and literacy in connection with the general education curriculum.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Applicable to All Employees:

• Attend on a regular and predictable basis.
• Complete assigned tasks in a safe manner and in a constant state of alertness.
• Uphold Board policies, including the anti-harassment program.
• Work in a cooperative manner with students, teachers, staff, supervisors, and the public.
• Work effectively and efficiently under time and productivity standards.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Report for duty fifteen minutes before the opening of school and remain fifteen minutes after the close of school.
• Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations at the times designated.
• Complete required evaluation procedures for students referred for special education service.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and review the Individual Education Program (I.E.P.) of each eligible student on the caseloads, at least annually.
• Effectively utilize available technology in the development of the IEP and related documents.
• Work with parents in all aspects of their child’s educational program.
• Compile, maintain and submit all required reports within mandatory timelines.
• Provide educational services according to the guidelines of the program and through the established delivery model for service.
• Implement instructional and assistive technology as determine by IEP.
• Assure all due process procedural safeguards are afforded students and their parents.
• Use special methodology for instruction according to the population needs.
• Use carefully designed behavior intervention strategies as indicated.
• Administer, on an on-going basis, evaluations of student progress toward mastery of established goals and objectives.
• Serve as a resource to the regular education teachers who teach mainstreamed disabled students.
• Perform special duties required for meeting the unique needs of specific population, i.e., lifting physically disabled.
• Prepare paperwork to transition students from Early Intervention and into kindergarten.
• Aid with self-help skills, i.e., bathroom, diapering, feeding.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with department heads, and assists the principal with the evaluation of their job performance.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers.
• Maintains professional…