Special Education Teachers

Special Education Teacher

Terms of employment: 10 month position - temporary if hired after contractual start date for teachers

Reports to: Principal

Salary: Current teacher salary schedule

Minimum qualifications: Current or eligible to hold Delaware certification as a special education teacher. Experience with students who have moderate to severe physical disabilities. Autism certification preferred

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Teach students with severe to profound disabilities
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of the students
• Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and communicates these objectives to students
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved
• Strives to implement by instruction and action the district's mission statement
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides reports as required, as well as notifying parents of student progress when necessary
• Manage with multiple classroom support staff
• Create lesson plans for individual students
• Conduct ongoing assessments
• Maintain data for alternative assessments
• Collect and evaluate data across all domains of learning
• Design and implement behavior support plans for each student
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• With notice and consistent with employment commitments, is available to students and parents, within reason, for educational related purposes outside the instructional day
• Additional duties as assigned by the principal and or associate principal

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Physical demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hand and/or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Standard requirements:

Favorable criminal background check and child abuse registry check for the candidate who is offered employment Tuberculin test and physical Mandatory direct deposit of paycheck

Endorsements: Teacher of exceptional children grades K-12

Application procedures:

Interested candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may apply by completing an employment application no later than 11:59 PM on the closing date indicated above. A cover letter, resume and three letters of reference, dated within the last year, are required. Please note that incomplete application packages will not be considered. Applicants needing special accommodations in the application process of the vacancy announcement may contact the Human Resources office at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

The Capital School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity, against victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking, or upon any other categories protected by federal, state, or local law. Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies should be directed to the Title IX, District 504 and ADA Coordinators: Capital School District, 198 Commerce Way, Dover DE 19904. Phone View phone number on click.appcast.io