Exceptional Children's Teacher

Yancey County Schools•Burnsville, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Exceptional Children's Teacher is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments to help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. This role involves managing instructional time, student behavior, and student performance, as well as providing feedback and facilitating instruction within the educational environment. The teacher will also perform non-instructional duties and engage in professional development.

Requirements

Must hold or be eligible to hold a valid NC License in Special Education: General Curriculum (88091) or Cross Categorical (88001).
Degree in education or in a related area that will qualify for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Ability to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs.
Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
Ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using a prescribed format.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools.
Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Ability to talk and hear (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
Ability to communicate via telephone.
Ability to motivate students.
Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
Ability to perform general clerical duties.
Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
Ability to operate common office machines.
Ability to maintain basic files and records.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Responsibilities

Management of Instructional Time: Ensure materials, supplies, and equipment are ready for lessons, get the class started quickly, get students on task quickly, and maintain a high level of student time-on-task.
Management of Student Behavior: Establish rules and procedures for routine matters, student participation, and movement within the classroom. Promptly and consistently address inappropriate behavior while maintaining student dignity.
Instructional Presentation: Begin lessons with a review, introduce new material and objectives, speak fluently and precisely, use understandable concepts and language, provide relevant examples, assign tasks with a high success rate, ask appropriate questions, maintain a brisk pace, make smooth transitions, clarify assignments, and summarize main points.
Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance: Maintain clear, firm, and reasonable work standards and due dates. Circulate during class work to check performance and routinely use various work products to assess progress. Pose questions clearly and one at a time.
Instructional Feedback: Provide feedback on in-class work to encourage student growth. Regularly provide prompt feedback on out-of-class work. Affirm correct responses and provide sustaining feedback after incorrect responses or no response.
Facilitating Instruction: Maintain an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide curricular goals. Use diagnostic information to develop and revise objectives and tasks. Maintain accurate records of student performance. Ensure instructional plans align with objectives, strategies, assessment, and student needs. Utilize available resources to support the instructional program.
Interacting Within the Educational Environment: Treat all students fairly and equitably. Interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
Performing Non-Instructional Duties: Carry out assigned non-instructional duties, adhere to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations, and follow a plan for professional development.
Coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.
Constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly during inclusive activities.