Special Education Teacher - Adapted Curriculum

Waynesboro Public Schools • Waynesboro, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The position of Special Education Teacher – Adapted Curriculum will teach grades pre-K, Kindergarten, and Elementary. Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, and cognition. Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students' individualized education programs (IEPs) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support. Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based on a variety of instructional techniques and technologies. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining a safe environment, conducive to learning for all. Meet with parents to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their individualized educational needs. Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social/emotional development. Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to develop plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom. Provide crisis/behavior intervention, as needed, for students. Assist in the collection of data for providing appropriate classroom interventions. Implements effective instructional strategies that result in acceptable, measurable, and appropriate student academic progress. To assist in screening, evaluating, and recommending placements of students in the division’s Special Education program. To collaboratively develop short and long-range goals for the student’s individualized education program (IEP). To work cooperatively with classroom teachers who have special education students in regular classes by interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students and assisting students with regular class assignments. To effectively supervise and manage paraprofessional staff assigned to individual students or the special education program. To develop and implement specific educational plans for those students whose need for additional instructional support cannot be met within the regular classroom setting. Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities and show evidence of continuing professional growth. To perform other duties as assigned by the principal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education or foreign equivalent required.
• Early Childhood Special Education license from the Virginia Board of Education, or ability to obtain/renew upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Teach grades pre-K, Kindergarten, and Elementary.
• Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, and cognition.
• Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students' individualized education programs (IEPs) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support.
• Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based on a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining a safe environment, conducive to learning for all.
• Meet with parents to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their individualized educational needs.
• Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social/emotional development.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to develop plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom.
• Provide crisis/behavior intervention, as needed, for students.
• Assist in the collection of data for providing appropriate classroom interventions.
• Implement effective instructional strategies that result in acceptable, measurable, and appropriate student academic progress.
• Assist in screening, evaluating, and recommending placements of students in the division’s Special Education program.
• Collaboratively develop short and long-range goals for the student’s individualized education program (IEP).
• Work cooperatively with classroom teachers who have special education students in regular classes by interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students and assisting students with regular class assignments.
• Effectively supervise and manage paraprofessional staff assigned to individual students or the special education program.
• Develop and implement specific educational plans for those students whose need for additional instructional support cannot be met within the regular classroom setting.
• Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities and show evidence of continuing professional growth.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level