JOB TITLE:              SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER - BRIDGES ACADEMY

 

SALARY LEVEL:   NEGOTIATED SALARY SCHEDULE

 

DEPARTMENT:      INSTRUCTION

 

REPORTS TO:         ASST SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

As set by state certification authorities; Special Education Certification.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.A.) from a four-year college or university; Special Education teaching certificate.  Must meet state requirements to be considered a “Highly Qualified” teacher.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.  Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.  Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.  Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumferences, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

 

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

 

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.

 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Meets and instructs assigned class in the location and at the time designated.
2. Prepares for class assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of the administration.
3. Participates in evaluative process for Special Education placement when called upon to do so.
4. Participates in Eligibility, Placement, and IEP team meetings when called upon to do so.
5. Maintains a "work" folder for each student when appropriate; can document students' progress or lack of progress.
6. Provides appropriate educational program for students.
7. Cooperates with regular classroom teachers and other staff members in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods to be used with students in Special Education.
8. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided, materials available, and needs and capabilities of the child.
9. Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
10. Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
11. Assists in the selection, and inventory of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
12. Completes reports and other school related paperwork as required, at or before the time requested.
13. Accepts the responsibility and arrives punctually for activities and duties as assigned.
14. Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.
15. Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.
16. Creates an effective classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the developmental level and interests of students within the limits of the resources of the district.
17. Guides the learning process toward the achievement of the IEP goals and, in harmony with these goals, establishes clear objectives and communicates these objectives to students.
18. Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct; and for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
19. Maintains appropriate emotional stability, physical health, personal appearance, and personality.

 

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.