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Special Education Teacher, Grades 9-12

Job in Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, 66441, USA
Listing for: Geary County USD 475
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-15
Job specializations:
  • Education / Teaching
    Education Administration
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Qualifications

* Current Kansas Teaching Certificate with Special Education endorsement appropriate to the assignment on file in the Devin Center

* Health certificate on file in Devin Center

* 3-5 years teaching experience preferred, but not required

Reports To:

Building Principals, Executive Director and Assistant Director of Special Education

Supervises:
Students Grades 9-12

BASIC FUNCTION/PURPOSE

The Special Education teacher provides leads the creation and implementation of a specialized designed instructional program that increases opportunities for students receiving special education services in the least restrictive environment.

Critical Skills
  • Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time.
  • Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others.
  • Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner.
  • Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines.
  • Ability to access, input, and retrieves information from a computer.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach. The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 50 pounds. The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people. The employee is responsible for the work output of others.

The employee occasionally works extended hours. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Planning and preparation based upon students’ Individual Education Plans
  • Demonstrate knowledge of pedagogy, content, and students
  • Select instructional goals
  • Demonstrate knowledge of resources
  • Assess student learning using appropriate measures
  • Create a classroom environment of respect and rapport
  • Establish a culture for learning
  • Establish and maintain classroom procedures
  • Establish expectations for and manage student behaviors
  • Organize space for learning
  • Communicate clearly and accurately
  • Use a variety of instructional strategies and techniques
  • Engage students in learning
  • Provide timely feedback to students
  • Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to student needs
  • 4. Professional responsibilities
  • Follow contractual responsibilities
  • Engage in reflective practice
  • Maintain accurate records
  • Communicate with families
  • Engage in professional development activities
  • Collaborate with others to achieve a common goal
  • PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Support the philosophy and vision of special education in the Geary County School District.
    • Attend final general education student intervention team meetings to ensure that all documentation of the general education intervention process and response to invention documentation necessary to the evaluation process has been completed accurately.
    • Monitor all referrals through the evaluation process, meet with evaluation team regularly.

    4.Review IEP and Evaluation files to ensure that they meet all regulatory and district standards, are written to reflect best practice, reflect high quality programming and are implemented with integrity.

    5. Submit all required documentation to the district office in a timely manner.

    6.Enter accurate data into the district student information system in a timely manner.

    7. Possess knowledge legal regulations governing our program.

    8.Utilize data to guide the focus of student IEPs and improve student achievement.

    9. Supervise, provide professional development, and coordinate the scheduling of paraprofessionals.

    10. Assist with the integration of exceptional students into the general education program.

    11. Keep informed regarding new technologies that facilitate and support student learning.

    12. Communicate clearly and accurately with administrators, staff,…

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