What are the responsibilities and job description for the 4th-8th Special Education Teacher position at TeachIowa?
The Sioux Center Community School District is seeking a highly motivated 4th-8th Grade Special Education Teacher beginning with the 2025-2026 school year to co-teach in the Intermediate/Middle School High Needs room for level II and III students.
Basic Function of the Position:
Work with children and adolescents who have physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disabilities. These educators also work with the students’ parents, psychologists, social workers, and school psychologists, among others, to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) for each student that address the student’s unique strengths and challenges.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
- Iowa Teaching License (with appropriate endorsements)
- Mandatory Reporter: Child Abuse & Dependent Adult Abuse
Responsibilities
- Assess students’ skills and educational needs
- Adapting lesson plans to meet each students’ individualized needs
- Tracking students’ performance
- Developing, modifying, and updating IEPs
- Discussing students’ progress with their other teachers
- Effective communication to maintain positive relationships with students and their parents
- Adaptable and able to pick up new teaching methods
- Compassionate and patient with students
- Able to work with students from different backgrounds and who have different abilities
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Maintain an inventory of classroom instructional supplies, textbooks, and materials, and exercise control of the care of the same.
- Be informed of the educational philosophy, goals, and policies of the district.
- Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Maintain district policies and regulations.
- Participate in initiating, implementing and coordinating any changes in curriculum.
- Stay up-to-date with current trends and developments in ESL teaching and incorporate them into instruction.
- Perform other duties as delegated by the building administration and in compliance with the negotiated agreement.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Desired Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Provent experience as a Special Education teacher
- Good knowledge of current special education topics and methodologies
- Ability to create IEPs
- Time management
- Strong decision making and problem solving
- General knowledge of computer software
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Standing, walking, speaking and exposure to students who may be ill.
- Occasional lifting of over 25 pounds.
Employment Information:
- FLSA Classification: Exempt, full-time
- Salary based on education, experience, and/or qualifications
- Benefits:
- Health, Life, and LTD insurance;
- IPERS retirement benefits;
- Personal and Sick Leave allocations
- Directly reports to the Superintendent and Board of Education
Position open until filled. To apply, please send letter of interest, resume, teacher application, transcripts and a copy of teaching certificate & credentials to: humanresources@scwarriors.org Teaching application available on school website: https://www.scwarriors.org/en-us/job-opportunities-ca2ae872
