Exceptional Child Instructor (MSD) @ Toliver

Danville Independent School District•Danville, KY

About The Position

The Exceptional Child Instructor helps students learn subject matter and skills that contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible individuals. The position develops and implements instruction aligned with academic expectations, student goals, school objectives, and individual student needs. The instructor creates a positive and safe learning environment, uses varied instructional and assessment approaches, manages student behavior, communicates with students and families, and pursues professional growth. The role also implements specially designed instruction according to students’ IEPs, collaborates with regular education teachers, supports evaluations, and completes required due-process paperwork. Employment is 187 days per year. The position reports to and is evaluated by the Special Education Director/Principal.

Requirements

Possess valid Kentucky Teaching Certification.
Meet the physical demands of the job, with reasonable accommodations as applicable, including frequent standing and talking or hearing; occasional walking, sitting, bending or twisting at the neck, and pushing or lifting up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.

Responsibilities

Develop lesson plans and units aligned with academic expectations, student goals, school objectives, and student needs.
Select appropriate activities, materials, media, technologies, assessments, and community resources to support instruction.
Use technology to support instruction, access and manipulate data, communicate and collaborate, conduct research, solve problems, and enhance professional productivity.
Plan effective use of instructional time and design learning activities that integrate disciplines, reflect student interests and readiness, and connect learning to real-life applications.
Collaborate with students, teachers, parents, and others to develop, design, deliver, and align curriculum to identified needs.
Arrange and maintain a safe, functional learning environment suited to individual, small-group, and large-group activities.
Implement instructional units and lesson plans, provide varied learning opportunities, reinforce essential concepts, give specific academic praise, and connect instruction to prior learning and students’ experiences and aspirations.
Assess student learning using varied techniques, provide timely and meaningful feedback, check comprehension, analyze results, and adjust instruction and assessment as needed.
Manage student behavior fairly and constructively, establish and monitor behavioral expectations, reinforce acceptable behavior, and enforce consequences consistently.
Communicate clearly and positively with students, colleagues, parents, and others; share expectations, assessment criteria, and student progress.
Pursue professional growth, evaluate instructional needs, maintain and revise a professional growth plan, participate in development activities, share resources with colleagues, and support peers’ growth.
Maintain confidentiality regarding student behavior and performance; follow school and district policies, procedures, job expectations, and assigned time frames.
Serve on school or district committees and perform other duties consistent with contract expectations or assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Implement specially designed instruction according to IEPs and correlate IEP objectives with lesson plans.
Serve as a consultant and resource to regular education teachers and share appropriate information about students’ special needs with school personnel.
Consult with teachers on pre-referral collaboration techniques for at-risk students in regular classrooms.
Develop IEP objectives based on students’ present levels of performance and supporting continuous progress.
Complete required due-process paperwork and assist with evaluations.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.