Special Education Teacher; Elementary K-5

Special Education Teacher (Elementary K-5)

Title: Special Education Teacher, Elementary K-5

• 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, Assistant Director and Director of ESS

Supervises: Students Grades K-5

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

• 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 retrieve information from a computer.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

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.

1. 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

• Support the philosophy and vision of exceptional services 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.

• Supervise, provide professional development, and coordinate the scheduling of paraprofessionals.
• Assist with the integration of exceptional students into the general education program.
• Keep informed regarding new technologies that facilitate and support student learning.
• Communicate clearly and accurately with administrators, staff, parents, students and agencies.
• Plan and implement transition services for students.
• Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents, and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics, and state, and federal laws.
• Participate as a team member in the comprehensive evaluation, review, and re-evaluation process.
• Assist general education teachers in the development and implementation of universal design methods, curricular modifications, and appropriate classroom strategies.
• Provide demonstration of effective teaching practices within the classroom.
• Establish mentoring relationships among teachers to support inclusion activities.
• Intervene and provide support with discipline problems of exceptional students.
• Oversee the collection, analysis and…