EBD Special Education Teacher @ Bedford Elementary

Trimble County Schools•Bedford, KY

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The EBD Special Education Teacher provides a program for students in a particular special education unit that supports their fullest physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioral potential. The teacher implements individualized programs based on IEPs and provides a core program consistent with state education code requirements. The role works collaboratively with classroom teachers and other professional staff, communicates frequently with parents, and supports students with educational, social, personal, psychological, and disciplinary needs. The teacher also assists with screening, evaluation, placement recommendations, counseling, and helping students set realistic educational and occupational goals. The position is located at Bedford Elementary. Salary and work year are established by the superintendent and the Board. Performance is evaluated under the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Certified Personnel.

Requirements

Kentucky Certificate with endorsements in teaching areas.
Additional qualifications as the superintendent or Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

Implement individualized programs based on IEPs.
Maintain an appropriate record-keeping system in accordance with the law.
Provide a basic core program for special education students consistent with state education code requirements.
Coordinate and supervise work experience and in-school job training programs involving special education students.
Work cooperatively with classroom teachers who have special education students in regular classes by interpreting students’ abilities and disabilities to staff and assisting students with regular-class assignments.
Confer frequently with parents and professional staff regarding students’ educational, social, and personal problems.
Assist professional staff in resolving students’ unique psychological or disciplinary problems.
Assist in screening, evaluating, and recommending placements of applicants in the school’s special education program.
Counsel individual and groups of special education students with educational, occupational, and personal problems.
Help students realistically assess their abilities and establish educational and occupational goals consistent with those abilities.
Provide motivational work for students with short attention spans.
Perform other reasonable professional tasks assigned by the superintendent or other supervisors.
Plan and prepare instruction, including selecting outcomes, using resources, designing coherent instruction, and assessing student learning.
Create a respectful classroom environment, establish a culture for learning, manage procedures and student behavior, and organize physical space.
Communicate with students, use questioning and discussion techniques, engage students in learning, assess instruction, and respond flexibly to student needs.
Reflect on teaching, maintain accurate records, communicate with families, participate in the professional community, develop professionally, demonstrate professionalism, and comply with school and district regulations.