SUMMARY: Special Education Teacher provide instruction, support and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs as defined by each student’s IEP. The special education teacher is also responsible for the compliance documents required in serving students with special needs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Implement instructional strategies that stimulate learning and increase student engagement
Create instructional resources to meet the varying needs of students
Collaborate with parents and colleagues to manage coarse goals, curriculum, and materials that enhance the learning experience
Actively participate in Professional Learning Communities (or professional development)
Host live synchronous sessions that promote a positive learning environment
Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed
Participate in data analysis meetings to monitor student growth
Collects data and work samples to support documentation of IEP goals;
Documents all contact with parents, collaborations with general education teachers, and interventions with students
Makes modifications and accommodations to K12 lessons and assessments as specified by the IEP
Collaborates with general education teachers to ensure inclusion and success of student in the general education classroom
Collaborates on all progress, semester and grade reports
Provides special education services to students; supports general education teachers and parents with student accommodations to promote the attainment of IEP goals
Communicates with parents and applicable related service staff to ensure that students with special needs are receiving the appropriate therapies
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree(s) AND
Minimum three (3) years teaching experience AND
Teachers with one or more years of teaching experience are required to provide past performance data.
Teaching Certificate(s)
Transcripts
Performance Evaluations
Prior Year State Assessment Data
Reference Letter(s)
Certificates and Licenses:
Appropriate state certification: Special Education Adapted Curriculum
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook
Strong written/verbal communication skills
Ability to travel at least once per month within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings, and participate in school activities, open houses and orientations.
Experience working with the proposed age group
Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
An ability to learn new technology tools quickly (e.g., database and web-based tools)
Ability to clear required background check(s)
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working with the proposed age group
Experience working in a virtual environment.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and tools
Experience teaching online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment
Familiar with Blackboard Collaborative or other online platforms
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This is a home-based position
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.