PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Provide special education students with learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Develop or modify curricula and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to student ability levels. Work in self-contained, team, departmental, or itinerant capacity as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s degree from accredited university
Valid Texas teaching certificate with required special education endorsements for assignments
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of special needs of students in assigned area
Knowledge of Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual
Education Plan (IEP) goal setting process and implementation
General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Instructional Strategies:
1. Collaborate with students, parents, and other members of staff to develop IEP through the ARD
Committee process for each student assigned.
2. Implement an instructional, therapeutic, or skill development program for assigned students and show written evidence of preparation as required.
3. Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
4. Work cooperatively with classroom teachers to modify regular curricula as needed and assist special education students in regular classes with assignments.
5. Participate in ARD Committee meetings on a regular basis.
6. Conduct assessment of student learning styles and use results to plan for instructional activities.
7. Present subject matter according to guidelines established by IEP.
8. Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media to meet the needs and capabilities of each student assigned.
9. Plan and supervise assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s).
10. Use technology in teaching/learning process.
Remote Instructional Support:
11. Develop and implement lesson plans and activities through remote, distance, or virtual learning to fulfill the requirements of district curriculum and show written evidence of preparation, as required. Prepare lessons in instructional formats that accommodate differences in individual student needs.
12. Plan and use appropriate instructional strategies, activities, and resources for remote, distance, or virtual learning that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of assigned students according to guidelines established by Texas Education Agency, board policies, and administrative regulations.
13. Collaborate with other teachers in same or similar grade and/or area of subject content to ensure a cohesive unit of lesson plans.
14. Assess and monitor individual student performance to ensure students are keeping up with the curriculum.
15. Be available by phone, email, or video conferencing to confer with district personnel, students, and/or parents.
16. Communicate with students or parents on a regular basis as directed by Principal to ensure that weekly lessons and activity plans are effectively communicated and monitored to ensure student progress.
17. Track student attendance to remote, distance, or virtual learning and report absentee students.
18. Participate in training for remote, distance, or virtual learning software and programs.
Student Growth and Development:
19. Conduct ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
20. Provide or supervise personal care, medical care, and feeding of students as stated in IEP.
21. Assume responsibility for extracurricular activities as assigned. Sponsor outside activities approved by campus principal.
22. Be a positive role model for students; support mission of school district.
Classroom Management and Organization:
23. Create classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
24. Manage student behavior and administer discipline. This includes intervening in crisis situations and physically restraining students as necessary according to IEP.
25. Consult with classroom teachers regarding management of student behavior according to IEP.
26. Consult district and outside resource people regarding education, social, medical, and personal needs of students.
27. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
28. Assist in selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
Communication:
29. Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, principals, and teachers.
30. Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members.
31. Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
Professional Growth and Development:
32. Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills.
33. Keep informed of and comply with state, district, and school regulations and policies for special education teachers.
34. Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required.
35. Attend and participate in faculty meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
Other:
36. Other duties and jobs as assigned by the campus principal.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervise assigned teacher aide(s).
EQUIPMENT USED:
Copier, personal computer, and audiovisual equipment.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress.
Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment.
May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities; control behavior through physical restraint; and assist non-ambulatory students.
Exposure to biological hazards.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
Education:
Experience:
- Teaching: 1 year (Required)
- Special education: 1 year (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
- Teaching Certification specializing in SPED (Required)
Work Location: In person