What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher (2025-2026) position at Westside High School?
Anderson School District Number Five
Anderson, South Carolina
TITLE: Special Education Teacher (Multicategorical)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in education from an accredited college
Documented successful teaching experience with students with moderate to severe disabilities
Demonstrated proficiency in the use of technology
REPORTS TO: Principal
JOB GOAL: To provide quality services for support services for students with varying disabilities.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Instruct individuals who have been identified, assessed, and diagnosed as having moderate intellectual disabilities, autism, and other conditions such as learning disabilities and other health impairments.
2. Implements behavior modification techniques and classroom engineering skills to produce desirable behaviors.
3. Writes behaviorally stated or skill-based goals and objectives for particular areas of instruction in IEPs and lesson plan format.
4. Develops and provides a wide variety of activities and tasks in order to meet lesson and program objectives.
5. Maintains classroom discipline and a physical environment of control for the safety of all students.
6. Understands and utilizes appropriate evaluation instruments and progress monitor skills.
7. Is responsive to the needs and concerns of parents and encourages their participation in their child’s program.
8. Monitors and enhances learning using multiple strategies such as observation of student performance, appropriate questioning techniques, informal assessment, appropriate adjustment of instructional strategies, instructional feedback, and appropriate and sufficient reviews and summaries of content and skills.
9. Provides direct instruction, inclusion support, or consultation as outlined in IEP.
10. Maintains confidentiality of student records.
11. Works cooperatively with faculty members and the district office.
12. Attends staff meetings and serves on committees as needed.
13. Fulfills professional responsibilities beyond the classroom.
14. Participates in professional development programs.
15. Performs other duties as assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Full-Time 190 days (2025-2026 school year). The teacher salary schedule is determined by the salary schedule established by the Board.
EVALUATION: The performance of this job will be evaluated yearly by the Principal and/or Director of Special Education.
