Special Education Teacher General Curriculum Pool

Special Education Teacher - General Curriculum

Starting Date: Immediately

• Teaching students with disabilities; motivating students to achieve maximum potential.
• Assesses and evaluates needs of students.
• Develops individualized educational programs and lesson plans.
• Translates lesson plans into learning experience based on needs and abilities of students.
• Provides instruction in individual or group sessions.
• Formulates and implements functional behavior assessment and behavior assessment plan.
• Participates in child study meetings.
• Evaluates students' progress, maintains appropriate records, prepares progress reports.
• Maintains professional competence through inservice education and self-selected professional books and instructional materials.
• Establishes a class environment favorable to learning.
• Administers standardized tests in accordance with established procedures.
• Adopts teaching materials and methods to match the learning style of the student.
• Integrates subject area content with technology.
• Selects and requisitions books and instructional materials.
• Participates in curriculum development programs, faculty committees and student activity sponsorship as required.
• Performs related tasks as required.

Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of special education and specialty area; thorough knowledge of the principles and methodology of effective teaching of students with disabilities; thorough knowledge of school division rules, regulations and procedures; ability to establish and maintain standards of behavior; ability to deliver articulate oral presentations and written reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, students and parents;

ability to operate a personal computer.

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in an acceptable field.

Eligible for a Virginia teaching license with appropriate endorsement.

$60,000 to $93,446 Per Year

This employer does not knowingly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or national origin.