Teacher - Special Education

Jubilee Academies • Kingsville, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Teacher provides students with special needs learning activities and experiences that support intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. The teacher develops or modifies curricula and prepares lessons and instructional materials appropriate to student ability levels, working in a self-contained, team, departmental, or itinerant capacity as assigned. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, for 190 workdays, and is at-will. The teacher reports to the Campus Principal. Compensation is referenced in the organization’s Compensation Manual.

Requirements

• Valid Texas teaching certificate with required endorsements.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Knowledge of the special needs of students in the assigned area.
• Knowledge of the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal-setting and implementation.
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• At least one year of student teaching or an approved internship.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to perform frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment; and, as needed, lift and position students with physical disabilities, assist non-ambulatory students, and control behavior through physical restraint.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with students, parents, and staff to develop each assigned student’s IEP through the ARD Committee process, and participate regularly in ARD meetings.
• Implement instructional, therapeutic, or skill-development programs and maintain written evidence of preparation as required.
• Plan and use instructional strategies, activities, materials, and equipment suited to students’ learning styles and needs.
• Work with classroom teachers to modify regular curricula and assist special education students in general education classes with assignments.
• Assess student learning styles and achievement using formal and informal methods, and use results to plan instruction.
• Present subject matter according to IEP guidelines and use varied instructional techniques and media to meet students’ needs and capabilities.
• Plan and supervise assignments for teacher aides and volunteers.
• Use technology in the teaching and learning process.
• Provide or supervise personal care, medical care, and feeding as specified in students’ IEPs.
• Assume assigned extracurricular responsibilities and sponsor outside activities approved by the campus principal.
• Serve as a positive role model and support the school district’s mission.
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students’ physical, social, and emotional development.
• Manage student behavior and administer discipline, including crisis intervention and physical restraint when necessary and in accordance with the IEP.
• Consult district and outside resource personnel regarding students’ educational, social, medical, and personal needs.
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Assist in selecting books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
• Maintain open communication through conferences with parents, students, principals, and teachers; communicate information accurately and clearly and maintain professional relationships.
• Participate in staff development to improve job-related skills.
• Stay informed about and comply with federal, state, district, and school regulations and policies for special education teachers.
• Compile, maintain, and file required reports, records, and other documents.
• Attend and participate in faculty meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
• Convey the charter’s mission to the public and encourage support for it; understand charter and community needs and initiate activities to address them.
• Use productive and efficient skills to increase community and parent involvement and actively participate in student recruitment.
• Encourage a constructive learning climate, promote fairness for students and staff from all cultural backgrounds, and communicate in ways that promote and sustain the Jubilee culture.
• Supervise assigned teacher aides.

What This Job Offers

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