Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher of Record

Serves as a teacher providing services to students with disabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned

• Delivers education services to meet the goals and objectives identified in the student's Individual Education Program.
• Provides direct and indirect service as specified and in accordance with the program options in the IEP.
• Collaborates with other teachers of service to provide services to the student.
• Participates in Case Conference Committee meetings and Annual Case Conferences.

Supervises students and works cooperatively with educational assistant(s) assigned to the classroom.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelors Degree required.

Valid Indiana Teacher License in assigned area.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret lesson plans, professional periodicals, journals, teacher editions, or school regulations. Ability to write short reports and/or correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals and groups of students.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate percentages.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to conduct themselves in a manner that not only reflects credit to the school system, but that sets forth a role model for students to emulate. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.

Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of School Trustees policies.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The use of hands and arms to work with students, hands on, is an essential part of the job. The employee will occasionally sit and walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally push and/or move up to 20 pounds such as a TV/VCR cart. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee continuously interacts with students, other staff and the public.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work is normally performed indoors.