Interim Inclusion Special Education Teacher

Interim Inclusion Special Education Teacher

Wilson County School District | Watertown Elementary – Watertown, Tennessee

Job

Final date to receive applications:
Oct 02, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted:
Jun 11, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
Immediately

Interim Dates
: 7/28/26 - 10/2/26

Job Goal
:
To give specialized academic and physical training to special needs students.

Qualifications
:
Holds a valid Tennessee teacher's license with appropriate endorsement, has strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and meets health and physical requirements.

Reports To
:
Building Principal

FLSA Status
:
Exempt

Schedule
: 200 Day

• Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other materials, considering factors such as individual needs, abilities, learning levels, and physical limitations of students;
• Prepares for assigned classes and shows evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor;
• Devises special teaching tools, techniques, and equipment;
• Provides intensive and systematic instruction according to each student's unique needs;
• Evaluates students using screening measures (i.e., Brigance, A.D.D. scales, vision screenings, hearing screenings, etc.);
• Grades and evaluates student performance, both written and demonstrative;
• Establishes guidelines for student behavior, monitors student behavior, and establishes and implements behavior modification programs;
• Maintains order in the classroom;
• Observes student behavior and performance within the regular classroom and provides consultative services to regular classroom teachers, as needed;
• Conducts IEP-team meetings and conferences with parents; plans, writes, and implements appropriate individualized education program (I.E.P.);
• Schedules student instruction and follows strict scheduling guidelines;
• Monitors and adjusts student programming as necessary;
• Counsels with parents and students;
• Knows and follows all safety rules and procedures;
• Maintains necessary records and completes the necessary paperwork;
• Administers diagnostic tests and evaluates student progress on a regular basis;
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by the board of education;
• Observes students to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and reports, as appropriate;
• Fosters cooperative social behavior;
• Reports to the principal any reasonable suspicion that a student's health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect;
• Represents the school and the community in a positive manner;
• Complies with board policies, school rules, and administrative regulations;
• Meets assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated;
• Attends work regularly and on‑time;
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops; and
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with students; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence
  :
  The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal
  :
  The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical
  :
  The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception
  :
  The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial
  :
  The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity
  :
  The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination
  :
  The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or…