Special Education Teacher - Elementary
About The Position
The candidate for this position will prepare and deliver lessons that emphasize differentiated strategies and activities to promote the skill development of identified students. The candidate for this position works with a caseload of students to identify and develop individualized goals and accommodations to support the delivery of curriculum for students in specific subject areas. This candidate will be responsible for teaching/co-teaching one to two subjects within that content area depending on documented certifications. This candidate will deliver lessons to different classes of students throughout the day. The candidate will develop weekly lesson plans, assess student performance and progress, meet with administrators and parents as needed, and tutor students who need extra support in a given subject area.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in the content area for the position applied.
- Holds a Virginia Provisional, Collegiate, or Postgraduate Professional License in a specific content area applied.
- Minimum of three (3) years of successful, full-time teaching experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver lessons that emphasize differentiated strategies and activities to promote the skill development of identified students.
- Work with a caseload of students to identify and develop individualized goals and accommodations to support the delivery of curriculum for students in specific subject areas.
- Teach/co-teach one to two subjects within that content area depending on documented certifications.
- Develop weekly lesson plans
- Assess student performance and progress
- Meet with administrators and parents as needed
- Tutor students who need extra support in a given subject area.
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team whose purpose is to provide appropriate educational programs for disabled students.
- Serve as the Child Study Chair for all grade levels taught.
- Assist in developing short and long range goals for the student’s Individualized Education Plan (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.
- Maintain ongoing records of student performance in order to evaluate progress in a prompt, accurate, and timely manner.
- Conduct an annual review and update short-term objectives in a prompt, accurate, and timely manner.
- Hold periodic parent conferences and/or home visits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
