What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher position at Special Services?
Job Title: Special Education Teacher
Qualifications:
- Kansas Certification in the area of exceptionality required for the assigned program either a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in High or Low Incidence or an equivalent previously named degree.
Reports to: Director of Special Education, Assistant Director of Special Education
General Job Description: Provide direct and indirect specialized education to students determined eligible through evaluation tools.
Supervises: Special Education Paraeducators
Performance Responsibilities:
- Design instructional activities that remediate weaknesses, support the learner in the regular classroom setting, or provide alternative curricular content suited to the learner's needs.
- Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized and small group instruction which relates specifically to the learners’ needs, making adjustments, as needed to facilitate student learning.
- Establish and maintain a climate for learning through appropriate classroom management.
- Consult with regular classroom teachers to monitor student performance and help determine alternative interventions for classroom success.
- Administer formal and informal tests to assess student's level of performance and make instructional recommendations
- Serve as a member of the multidisciplinary evaluation team, SIT team, to provide insight to parents and staff from the teachers of expertise.
- Communicate with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student progress and interpret academic needs
- Supervise students in out-of-classroom settings, as assigned
- Serve on committees to promote or further the goals and policies of the district.
Other:
- Continuously measure student progress toward learning goals and objectives to guide instructional decisions.
- Use data to drive the annual review of the student’s IEP.
- Coordinate the annual review of the student’s IEP within the required one-year time frame, assembling the team and eliciting input from IEP members (parents, teachers, administrators, and related staff providers, if relevant).
- Design students’ IEPs, to reflect input and recommendations of the team.
- Send Special Services all appropriate paperwork on time.
- Prepare reports, grade cards, and progress reports
- Update student progress toward IEP goals and objectives on a nine-week basis.
- Organize paraeducator schedules, completely bi-yearly evaluations
- Maintain professional competencies through participation in in-service activities.
- Follows USD 321 Kaw Valley Handbook
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as determined by the administration.
- Facilitates meetings effectively.
Physical Requirements:
- May require minimal travel
- Must be able to work in a busy and crowded environment
Terms of Employment:
Salary and work year to be established by the Kaw Valley USD #321 School Board. Maintain a valid license on file at Special Services.
Evaluation
The performance of the position will be evaluated in accordance with Board of Education policy.