Cleveland High School Special Education Teacher

TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER 

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Valid teacher’s license with appropriate endorsement

2. Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills

3. Meets health and physical qualifications

4. FLSA exempt

REPORTS TO

Principal

JOB GOAL

To provide academic and behavior intervention in specific skill deficit areas to students with disabilities (SWDs.)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Maintains all special education paperwork in a timely manner including Instructionally Appropriate Individual Education Program (IAIEP)

2. Prepares progress reports for each grading period and sends report to parents

3. Administers tests and monitors students’ progress on a regular basis

4. Uses EasyIEP for the development of IAIEPs and other reports

5. Attends and chair IAIEP and S-Team meetings as well as consults with parents, administrators, school psychologists, and other professionals

6. Works with assigned educational assistants in classroom and provides direction/support/guidance

7. Implements individualized academic intervention in skill deficit areas, adaptive skills, communication, social skills, behavior intervention and pre-vocational skills

8. Completes Reevaluation Summary Report, observations of students, and other forms for school psychologists to review

9. Works collaboratively with Behavior Interventionists and teachers and follows recommendations in the Behavior Intervention Plan for SWDs’ behavior

10. Assumes responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the classroom

11. Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other materials, considering factors such as individual needs, abilities, learning levels, and physical limitations of the students

12. Attends required Professional Development trainings

13. Establishes student behavior and expects students to maintain standards of classroom behavior

14. Keeps classroom work environment organized and order/manage materials and supplies

15. Knows and follows all safety rules and procedures

16. Prepares for assigned classes and shows evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor

17. Maintains order in classroom and schoolyard

18. Reports to the principal when one knows or reasonably suspects that a student’s health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect

19. Represents the schools and the community in a positive manner

20. Performs other work-related duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary school, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

1. Pushing and/or pulling

2. Climbing and/or balancing

3. Stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling

4. Reaching, handling

5. Talking

6. Hearing

7. Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

1. Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

2. Adaptability to accept responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity

3. Adaptability to deal with students

4. Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

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

1. Intelligence : The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments

2. Verbal : Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them

3. Numerical : Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately

4. Manual Dexterity : Ability to move hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers

5. Color Discrimination : Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working conditions

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.