Special Education Teacher: Mild Interventions

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation•Evansville, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The special education teacher is responsible for planning and implementing goals of the students Individual Education Program (IEP). This role involves instructing individuals and groups in special education skill areas, planning curriculum, lessons, and special education programs, and evaluating and monitoring student progress. The teacher will also maintain the physical environment of the classroom, prepare report cards and educational records, and maintain communication with parents/caregivers. The position requires planning individual educational programs designed to meet student needs and conform to state and federal laws, as well as assuming responsibility for the development and implementation of specific objectives for each individual student. The teacher will supervise students and special education assistants for instructional purposes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
Valid teaching certificate with appropriate special education endorsement.
Ability to interact with public and other staff is required.
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program.
Ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
Ability to establish and effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community.
Ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, managers, employees, clients, customers, and/or the general public.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to apply financial concepts and statistical inferences.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to use available information and develop long-term and short-term goals and objectives.
Regularly required to stand, walk, talk, see, and hear, (corrected or uncorrected).
Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
Must occasionally lift 40 pounds or more individually and/or push/pull up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

The interview committee will give preference to candidates who, through the interview process, past experience and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.

Responsibilities

Follows legal requirements as dictated by state and federal statutes.
Instructs individuals and groups in special education skill areas.
Plans curriculum, lessons, and special education programs and teaching methods.
Evaluates and monitors student progress.
Maintains physical environment of the classroom.
Prepares report cards, educational records, classroom observation records, and other forms.
Maintains communication system with parents/caregivers of classroom students.
Plans individual educational programs designed to meet student's needs and conform to state and federal laws.
Assumes responsibility for the development and implementation of specific objectives to meet the needs of each individual student.
Maintains regular attendance.
Supervises students and special education assistants for instruction purposes.

Benefits

Competitive salaries
Excellent health coverage
Robust retirement plans
Generous paid time off
Summers off
Holidays
Predictable hours
Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage on the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents.
Life insurance
Long term disability coverage
Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement Fund (TRF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit (Pension) as well as an Annuity Savings Account (ASA).
Eligibility to enroll in a 401(a) retirement investment plan.
Eligibility for a 403(b) Match Program.
Eligibility for a tax-free post-retirement medical expense account (VEBA).
Access to Health & Wellness Centers (no-cost health clinics that provide primary care treatment, generic prescription medications, physicals, health screenings, and labs).
Accumulated sick leave days
Personal business days
Access to EVSC Wee Care, employee-only early learning centers.