Teacher - Special Education - Resource

Teacher - Special Education Mild/Moderate Program

Under general supervision, plan and implement curriculum and educational programs for children, adolescents, or adults with specific disabilities. Assess students' abilities and develop individualized education plans consistent with treatment goals. Coordinate programs for therapeutic purposes; integrate overall developmental goals into the academic setting. Manage the behavior of students to create a safe physical and emotional classroom environment.

Plan, develop, write, and implement curriculum and educational programs in accordance with educational/treatment goals and students' abilities. Facilitate therapeutic groups and may teach academic curriculum in a therapeutic classroom. Manage student behavior to encourage best possible student educational experience. Interact with and participate in consultations with specialists as appropriate in order to plan and prepare each child's individualized educational program in accordance with goals.

May coordinate programs with related disciplines for therapeutic purposes; attend multidisciplinary meetings to facilitate comprehensive program planning. Prepare appropriate documentation and reports on programs and on student progress. Coordinate and lead paraprofessionals in the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities, to include personal care of students. Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Evaluate each pupil's performance, knowledge, and skills to course being taught.

Prepare progress reports. Select and requisition books, instructional aids, equipment tools, materials, supplies, and parts as required. Instruct students in daily living skills for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency. Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students. Coordinate placement of students with special-needs into mainstream classes. Assists with special projects. All other duties as assigned by the administrator.

Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field. Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate. Valid Oklahoma Special Education Teaching Certificate in Mild/Moderate. Computer literate; excellent written and oral communication ability; strong knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, and laws applicable to education and special education. Ability to follow all district policies and procedures. Ability to work independently, displaying initiative and enthusiasm for the tasks being done.

Demonstrating strong communication skills, orally and in writing, with faculty, staff, team members, and administrators. Ability to work without supervision, and work as a team player. Ability to document records accurately. Ability to manage confidential information in a manner that respects students, families, and employees. Ability to listen effectively. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the English language including common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts and mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written and oral instructions. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, sit, and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Primarily inside working conditions; some exposure to environmental conditions during outside duty.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.