CSS EC TEACHER

Rowan-Salisbury Schools Wallace Educational Forum
- Salisbury, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Rowan-Salisbury Schools Wallace Educational Forum
- Salisbury, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Job : 5914354

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Sep 22, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Communication and Social Skills (CSS) Teacher – K–5

REPORTS TO: Principal and EC Director

SUPERVISES: Instructional Assistants assigned to the CSS classroom/program, as applicable

Under general supervision, provides generalized and specialized instruction and support to K–5 students with disabilities participating in the General Course of Study and receiving services through the Communication and Social Skills (CSS) Program.

The CSS Teacher provides a structured, supportive learning environment designed to address students’ academic, communication, social, self-regulation, and behavioral needs while supporting access to the least restrictive environment. The teacher develops and implements Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), provides specially designed instruction, monitors student progress, and collaborates with families and school teams to promote student independence and success.

• Develops and implements instruction aligned with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and students’ IEP goals.
• Provides specially designed instruction using individual, small-group, teacher-directed, peer-mediated, and other appropriate instructional formats.
• Modifies curriculum, materials, instruction, and the learning environment based on individual student needs.
• Maintains active student engagement through meaningful, appropriately paced instruction.
• Provides opportunities for students to participate with non-disabled peers and access the general education environment, as appropriate.
• Develops, implements, and monitors IEPs in accordance with state and federal requirements.
• Collects and analyzes student data to monitor progress and guide instructional decisions.
• Develops and implements individualized plans to support the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education settings to the greatest extent appropriate.

• Ensures students have access to an effective functional communication system based on individual receptive and expressive communication needs.
• Provides frequent opportunities for students to initiate, respond to, and engage in meaningful communication throughout the school day.
• Implements individualized communication supports, including visual supports and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), when appropriate.
• Provides explicit instruction in social communication, social relationships, self-regulation, self-monitoring, and executive functioning skills using appropriate evidence-based and district-approved curricula and practices.
• Collaborates with related service providers and other school staff to support consistent implementation of communication and social skills across settings.

• Establishes and maintains a highly structured, organized classroom with clearly defined instructional areas, routines, and expectations.
• Uses visual schedules, checklists, environmental supports, and other strategies to increase predictability, independence, and successful transitions.
• Considers students’ sensory and self-regulation needs when designing the classroom environment and provides appropriate regulation spaces and supports.
• Uses proactive, positive, and evidence-based behavioral strategies to prevent or reduce…