Caswell County Schools                                 Job Description: Special Education Teacher

JOB TITLE:     Exceptional Children's Teacher

REPORTS TO:    Principal

SALARY:     Salary Teacher Salary Scale

STATUS:             12 months

SUMMARY: 

 The job Special Education Teacher was established to plan and provide appropriate learning experiences for students with disabilities in a variety of educational settings. The employer will create a flexible program and learning environment that provides specialized instruction for students with disabilities such that the student will benefit from the general education curriculum supported with supplemental aids, accommodations, and other needed support. 

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Follow all board policies and procedures and to comply with instructions and/or directives from his/her supervisor(s). 
• Follow all state and federal policies and procedures for the provision of Exceptional Children’s services (including: referral, eligibility, and services)
• Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction of students with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturity
• Develop (with the IEP team) and implement an Individual Educational Program for each assigned child
• Provide self-contained, resource, or inclusion services for assigned students
• Establishes and maintains standards of student control required to achieve effective participation in all activities
• Assess academic and social growth of students
• Keep appropriate records
• Complete all paperwork assigned in a timely manner and follow federal timelines as required
• Provides appropriate instruction and activities for students to meet school/district policies, goals, and objectives
• Collaborate with general education staff to insure the implementation of IEPs in the general education classroom, monitor student progress, and plan for classroom accommodations, modifications and resource lessons
• Communicates with parents through a variety of means
• Holds  parent conferences to discuss the individual student’s progress and school initiatives
• Create a safe and welcoming classroom climate and a community based on respect and democratic principles
• Maintains professional competence through in-service professional development provided by the district and/or professional growth activities and university courses
• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which he/she will be evaluated with the district guidelines
• Selects instructional materials
• Supervises students during in/out of class activities
• Participates in faculty and/or district committees
• Actively participates in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
• Attend EC team meetings-Division meetings
• Schedule IEP meetings in a timely manner with the parents and IEP team members
• Perform non-instructional duties as scheduled to maintain the safety of students and the appearance of the school (traffic duty, clean-up work area, etc.)
• Maintain confidentiality
• Inform EC Director of any concerns, issues or potential issues with EC

MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an approved education program in subject area
• N C Teaching license or have qualifications to obtain a N C teaching license

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Skilled in assessment and disaggregating data for teaching and learning
• Ability to meet the needs of all learners
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and continuously improve instruction
• Ability to analyze situations, determine possible options, and make appropriate decisions based on the facts
• Ability to develop and compile records and reports 
• Must be able to use a variety of technology devices such  as computers, copiers, calculators, etc.
• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or thing
• Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Include receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from administrators
• Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, list, etc.
• Ability to prepare correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, list, etc.
• Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instruction

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and listen.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands to fingers, handle, or feel: reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds or more at times.

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DISCLAIMER:

The following statements of the job descriptions are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this category.  The description does not contain an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills and other requirements necessary of employees to perform in this position.

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