Special Education Teacher

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Director of Children’s Services, the Special Education Teacher plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for students with disabilities. The Special Education Teacher writes, monitors and implements the IEP for each student in their classroom. The person in this position is responsible for creating a flexible program and learning environment that provides specialized instruction for students with disabilities, such that the students benefit from the curriculum to the greatest extent possible with supplemental aides, accommodations, and other necessary supports.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)
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Provide direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment.
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Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of academic, vocational, daily living, sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
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Administers developmental testing programs, subject specific assessments, etc. for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual education plans.
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Administers first aid and daily living assistance (toileting, mealtime etc.) for the purpose of providing appropriate care for children as assigned.
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Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students’ individualized education plan (IEP’s) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support system.
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Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations, student’s achievements, developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
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Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students.
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Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialist (public school designated representative), therapists, and other professionals to develop individualized education plans (IEP’s) designed to promote students’ educational, physical, and social/emotional development.
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• Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities,
as required by laws, school district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives
to students.
• Provide Crisis Intervention, as needed, for students as outlined in their behavioral support plans.
• Assist in the collection of data for providing appropriate classroom interventions.
• Serve as a member of the multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Assist in preparation of data for local, state, and federal reports.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments for
the purpose of providing an effective program that addresses individual student needs.
• Instruct students for the purpose of improving their success in academic, interpersonal and daily
living skills.
• Monitors students’ in a variety of educational environments (classroom, field trips, multisensory
room, arcade, cafeteria, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning
environment.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. adaptive materials, grades, attendance, anecdotal
notes, IEP’s, behavioral logs, etc.) for the purpose of documenting student progress and meeting
mandated requirements.
• Reports incidents (e.g. suspected child abuse, suspected neglect, health concerns, etc.) for the
purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment
and adhering to state and federal laws and school policy.
• Perform related work as required.
• Supervise classroom assistants and provide instruction to assist them in teaching the students.