Interim Inclusion Special Education Teacher

Wilson County School District•Watertown, TN

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for an Interim Inclusion Special Education Teacher responsible for providing specialized academic and physical training to special needs students. The position involves planning curriculum, preparing lessons, devising special teaching tools, and providing intensive instruction tailored to each student's unique needs. The teacher will evaluate student performance, manage classroom behavior, conduct IEP meetings, and collaborate with parents and regular classroom teachers. The role also includes administering diagnostic tests, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with safety rules and board policies.

Requirements

Holds a valid Tennessee teacher's license with appropriate endorsement.
Has strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Meets health and physical requirements.
Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
Ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
Ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
Ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.
Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity.
Adaptability to working with students.
Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

Responsibilities

Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other materials, considering individual needs, abilities, learning levels, and physical limitations of students.
Prepares for assigned classes and shows evidence of preparation upon request of the immediate supervisor.
Devises special teaching tools, techniques, and equipment.
Provides intensive and systematic instruction according to each student's unique needs.
Evaluates students using screening measures (i.e., Brigance, A.D.D. scales, vision screenings, hearing screenings, etc.).
Grades and evaluates student performance, both written and demonstrative.
Establishes guidelines for student behavior, monitors student behavior, and establishes and implements behavior modification programs.
Maintains order in the classroom.
Observes student behavior and performance within the regular classroom and provides consultative services to regular classroom teachers, as needed.
Conducts IEP-team meetings and conferences with parents.
Plans, writes, and implements appropriate individualized education program (I.E.P.).
Schedules student instruction and follows strict scheduling guidelines.
Monitors and adjusts student programming as necessary.
Counsels with parents and students.
Knows and follows all safety rules and procedures.
Maintains necessary records and completes the necessary paperwork.
Administers diagnostic tests and evaluates student progress on a regular basis.
Keeps attendance and grade records as required by the board of education.
Observes students to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and reports, as appropriate.
Fosters cooperative social behavior.
Reports to the principal any reasonable suspicion that a student's health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect.
Represents the school and the community in a positive manner.
Complies with board policies, school rules, and administrative regulations.
Meets assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
Attends work regularly and on-time.
Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
Performs other duties as assigned.