Lewiston School DepartmentJob DescriptionPosition Title: Special Education CLIMB TeacherDepartment: Special EducationReports To: Director, Special EducationPrepared By: Human Resources Dept. Date:Approved By: Supt. of Schools Date:SUMMARY:Responsible for planning instruction and/or adaptation of the education programto enable students to benefit from educational experiences.Salary Range: $56,000 - $73,276.26ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.Builds trust and confidence with students.Plans curriculum, lessons, and special ed programs and teaching methods.Maintains the physical environment of the classroom for organization and presentationpurposes. Encourage good citizenship.Instructs individuals and groups on Special Ed skill areas.Monitors student progress in and outside resource room.Modifies curriculum.Maintains contact with parents of students.Evaluates student progress based on work output and observation, determines goals, objectives and directions.Prepares report cards, educational records, IEP forms, classroom observation records, and other forms.Participates in weekly building Special Ed. Committee Meetings.Administers testing evaluations.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:supervises studentsQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must beable to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below arerepresentative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:Bachelors degree in education with experience in Special Education preferred.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:Valid Teaching certificate with one or more special education endorsements.Benefits: 403(b)403(b) matchingDental InsuranceEmployee assistance programFlexible schedule (7:30 am - 3:30 pm) or (8:30 am - 4:30 pm) Flexible spending accountHealth insuranceLife insurancePaid time off15 Paid Holidays Parental leaveProfessional development assistanceRetirement planTuition reimbursementVision insuranceLANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, businesscorrespondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respondto questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, andfundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such asfractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.REASONING ABILITY:Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability tointerpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and dealwith several abstract and concrete variables.OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theoryto instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and schoolobjectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish andmaintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability tospeak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those thatmust 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 theessential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Theemployee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specificvision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of thisjob.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is frequentlyrequired to interact with the public and other staff. The employee is directly responsible for thesafety, well-being and work out put of students.The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act(A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties areperformed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.