What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary School Special Education Teacher position at Parkview Elementary?
Role Summary:
Skills in delivering effective educational programs for special students with emotional, mental, and learning disabilities. Adept at creating lesson plans that capture the diverse learning styles, interests, imagination, and abilities of all students.
Responsibilities:
? Assess students’ abilities and craft teaching plans
? Adapt learning materials to students’ needs
? Keep track of and reflect on students’ progress
? Monitor children’s behavioral patterns and arrange appropriate interventions if needed
? Find engaging activities to teach skills (e.g. drawing and theater drama)
? Manage classroom crises and resolve conflicts
? Prepare students for transition to the next grade
? Informing parents about their children’s performance and potential problems
? Coach/mentor other professionals who work with children with disabilities
? Collaborate with the support staff (e.g. school counselors and speech therapists) to create holistic intervention plans
Qualifications:
? Proven experience as a Special Education Teacher or relevant role
? Good knowledge of current special education topics and methodologies
? Experience working with children with a wide range of disabilities
? Ability to create IEPs
? A patient, resourceful, and resilient personality
? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
? Master’s degree from an accredited college in Special Education or a related field
? Possession of or enrollment in a program to obtain appropriate Special Education endorsement; possession of or the ability to obtain a Colorado Teaching License
