Special Education Teacher Job Pineville area,Louisiana USA,Education / Teaching

Position: SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Rapides Parish School District Lessie Moore Elementary (PK-6) - Pineville, Louisiana

Special Education Teacher

Job Details

Job : 5829599
Final date to receive applications: Jul 24, 2026 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: Jul 13, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

FLSA:
Exempt

Qualifications: As set forth in Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel (Bulletin 746)

Reports To: School Principal

Supervises: Teacher Aide

Job Goal: To provide experiences to remediate, rehabilitate handicaps resulting from deficits through a total approach to involve teaching of educational subjects, physical and motor activities, speech and language development, and social skills as an improvement that will assist each child to take his place in school and life

Term: Nine Months

Salary: Nine Month Teacher Salary Schedule

Performance Responsibilities

I. Instructional Responsibilities

Prior to the opening of the school year, to become familiar with education guides, materials, the students’ individual folders or records, and equipment as evidenced by the students’ IEPs and teacher lesson plans
To prepare and make available to the principal or designated person each child’s IEP and anticipated weekly plans
To prepare and devise a specific number of instructional periods for each individual child as needed and indicated in the child’s IEP
To attempt to remediate deficits through the teaching of needed skills as indicated in each child’s Individual Evaluation and IEP
To develop or update each child’s IEP annually as mandated by IDEA and Louisiana Act 754
To review short term objectives on each child’s IEP and submit a copy of the report to the child’s parent every six weeks
To maintain individual files of each student’s work and test results

II. Management

To regularly create and maintain a physical environment that is conducive to learning, including attractive and meaningful bulletin boards, appropriate seating arrangements, proper ventilation and illumination, etc., as evidenced by functional learning area
To develop and maintain reasonable rules for the care of school properties, physical facilities and all equipment as evidenced by periodic inspections, inventories and reports submitted to the principal or designated person
To utilize available curriculum materials, equipment and facilities frequently in the teaching process as evidenced by the individual child’s IEP and lesson plans
To be responsible for maintaining student discipline and safety at all times as evidenced by adherence to state and local regulations
To perform supervisory duties on a timely basis as necessitated and/or designated by the principal or designated person as evidenced by actual performance
To maintain accurate attendance, financial, and other records as evidenced by information in the teacher role book and other assigned reports submitted to the special education department and to the parents
To report to respective schools prior to the first full day of operations for orientation and preparation of the classroom as directed by the principal or designated person and evidenced by actual attendance and classroom appearance
To maintain current records and submit required reports, IEPs, and requests for reevaluations to appropriate personnel at the J.

B. Lafargue Special Education Center in order to establish timelines

III. Professional

To attend inservice workshops as mandated by local policies or legislative acts as evidenced by attendance
To participate in self-development activities, such as active membership in professional organizations, attendance at meetings, workshops, conventions, etc., whenever possible, and to continuously upgrade the position of the special education teacher as evidenced by actual participation
To promote the educational process as evidenced by sharing ideas and materials with other staff members
To work in professional harmony with staff members, school administrators and IEP committees as evidenced by positive reports
To use available means to keep abreast of new trends, techniques and teaching strategies as evidenced by teaching methods employed

IV. Public Relations

To meet with parents,…