Job Title: Special Education Teacher   

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Principal                                                               

Dept./School: Shallowater High School                                                    

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

     Experience:

• Minimum one year student teaching or approved internship

 Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Instructional Strategies
• Student Growth and Development
• Classroom Management and Organization
• Communication

     Other:

• Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills
• Stay current and comply with federal, state, district and school regulations and policies for special education teachers. Comply with HONDA operating procedures and instructional / functional / vocational guidance.
• Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records and other required documents.
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings and serve on staff committees as required.

     Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise assigned special education paraprofessional(s)

Working Conditions:

     Mental and 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 nonambulatory students. Exposure to biological hazards.