Special Education Teacher (General Curriculum 2026-27)

Bedford County Public Schools•Forest, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct and consultative instructional and behavioral support to students in accordance with their Individualized Education Program. This role involves instructing students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques, teaching socially acceptable behavior, and modifying the general education curriculum for students with disabilities. The teacher will also plan and conduct activities, select and interpret diagnostic tools, establish and enforce behavior rules, meet with parents, and confer with other professionals to develop individualized education programs (IEPs). Additionally, the position requires maintaining accurate student records, preparing reports, establishing clear lesson objectives, developing communication plans for inclusive settings, providing crisis intervention, assisting with data collection for interventions, and serving as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Continued professional development is essential to stay current in the field of education for students with disabilities.

Requirements

A valid Virginia teaching license in the area of teaching responsibility.
Successful student teaching or teaching experience required.
Knowledge of medical aspects of children with disabilities and the implication for instruction.
Knowledge of resources and techniques needed to integrate children with disabilities into the least restrictive environment.
Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
Exhibit manual dexterity.
Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels.
Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds.
Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and consultative instructional and behavioral support to students in accordance with their Individualized Education Program.
Comply with all School Board Policies and State Laws relative to special education or general education classroom operations.
Maintain confidentiality of students, including student records, actions, and behaviors.
Employ special educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition.
Teach socially acceptable behavior by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support system.
Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time.
Select appropriate diagnostic tools, interpret results for parents and professionals.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning.
Meet with parents to discuss their children's progress and determine priorities and individualized educational needs.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop individualized education programs (IEPs).
Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate them to students.
Develop plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom settings.
Provide crisis intervention, as needed, for students and those in inclusive classrooms.
Assist in the collection of data for providing appropriate classroom interventions.
Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
Participate in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities for continued professional development.
Perform other duties as the supervising administrator may assign.