Teacher - Special Education - Resource

Teacher – Special Education

Department: School Site

Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

Contract Status: Full-time / 180 days

Salary

Schedule:

Certified

Under general supervision, plan and implement curriculum and educational programs for children, adolescents, or adults with specific disabilities. Assess students' abilities and develop individualized education plans consistent with treatment goals. Coordinate programs for therapeutic purposes; integrate overall developmental goals into the academic setting. Manage behavior of students to create a safe physical and emotional classroom environment.

• Plan, develop, write, and implement curriculum and educational programs in accordance with educational/treatment goals and students' abilities.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups and may teach academic curriculum in a therapeutic classroom.
• Manage student behavior to encourage best possible student educational experience.
• Interact with and participate in consultations with specialists as appropriate to plan and prepare each child's individualized educational program in accordance with goals.
• May coordinate programs with related disciplines for therapeutic purposes; attend multidisciplinary meeting to facilitate comprehensive program planning.
• Prepare appropriate documentation and reports on programs and on student progress.
• May specialize in one or more areas of the curriculum, such as physical education, art or music.
• Coordinate and lead the work of others.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Evaluate each pupil's performance, knowledge, and skills in the courses being taught.
• Prepare progress reports.
• Select and requisition books, instructional aids, equipment tools, materials, supplies and parts as required.
• Instruct students in daily living skills for independent maintenance and self‑sufficiency.
• Modify the general education curriculum for special‑needs students.
• Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
• Assist with special projects.
• All other duties as assigned by the administrator.

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Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field.
• Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate.
• Valid Oklahoma Special Education Teaching Certificate.
• Experience training and assisting classroom teachers in applying the principles of applied behavior analysis preferred.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Computer literate; excellent written and oral communication ability; strong knowledge of rules, regulations, policies and laws applicable to education and special education. Ability to follow all district policies and procedures. Ability to work independently, displaying initiative and enthusiasm for the tasks being done. Demonstrating strong communication skills, orally and in writing, with faculty, staff, team members, and administrators. Ability to work without supervision, and work as a team player.

Ability to document records accurately. Ability to manage confidential information in a manner that respects students, families, and employees. Ability to listen effectively.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret English language including common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts and mathematical operations to tasks such as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written and oral instructions. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly stands, sits, and walks. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Primarily inside working conditions; some exposure to environmental conditions during outside duty. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.