Teacher - Special Education Clinch School 2026-2027

Hawkins County Board of Education•Mt. Carmel, TN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Teacher, Special Education, is responsible for providing instruction to students with special needs and will maintain required paperwork at federal, State, and local levels. This role involves instructing students in subject matter using various teaching methods, audiovisual aids, and supplementary materials. The teacher prepares course of study, assigns lessons, corrects homework, and keeps accurate attendance records. They are responsible for maintaining classroom discipline, administering tests to evaluate student progress, and issuing reports to parents. The position requires participation in faculty and department meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops. The teacher is expected to encourage appropriate classroom behavior, prepare for class, and be available for parent and student meetings outside of instructional hours. They will also assist in enforcing school rules and policies, represent the school positively in the community, and adhere to the Hawkins County Schools’ Employee Code of Conduct. Adaptability to performing various duties, accepting responsibility, dealing with students, making judgments, understanding instructions, reasoning, and performing arithmetic operations are key. The role also requires specific physical abilities such as fine motor skills, visual acuity, and color perception.

Requirements

Hold a valid teacher’s license with Special Education endorsement
Demonstrate English proficiency in oral and written English.
Meet the necessary health and physical qualifications.
Complete satisfactory background checks as required by the Tennessee State Department of Education and State Law.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an inclusion setting preferred.
Coaching is available for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

Instructs students in subject matter, using various teaching methods, such as lecture and demonstration.
Uses audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement presentation.
Prepares to teach course of study, assigns lessons, and corrects homework papers corresponding to the course of study.
Keeps accurate attendance records.
Maintains discipline in the classroom and on school grounds.
Administers tests to evaluate progress, records results, and issues reports to inform parents of student progress.
Participates in faculty and department meetings, educational conferences, and appropriate teacher training workshops.
Encourages students to maintain appropriate standards of classroom behavior.
Prepares for class and presents evidence of preparation when requested by immediate supervisor.
Maintains availability to students and parents for education-related meetings outside the instructional day when requested.
Assists in enforcing school rules, Board policies, and administrative regulations.
Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at times designated.
Represents the school to the community in a positive manner.
Adheres to the Hawkins County Schools’ Employee Code of Conduct.
Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
Adaptability to dealing with students.
Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.
The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles.
Ability to reason and make judgments.
Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.
To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.
Possess strong writing, speaking, and human relations skills.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Special Education Supervisor and/or principal or his designee.