Special Education Teacher at Bryant Public Schools in Bryant, AR

Job description

Bryant School District Special Education Teacher Department: Pre-K, Ele mentary, Middle School, Junior High, or High School Job Status: Full Time FLSA Status: Exempt Reports To: Building Administrator and Special Education Director Grade/Level: Certified Amount of Travel Required: Varies Job Type: Regular Positions Supervised: None Work Schedule: 190-day contract. Teachers are on-duty for 7 hrs., 40 minutes per day but may periodically be required to attend after-school or evening events as a normal expectation of their position. POSITION SUMMARY Teach academic and other subjects to educationally and physically disabled students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually disabled students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Reasonable Accommodations Statement To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Functions Statement(s) • Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement. • Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies. • Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. • Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. • Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. • Teach personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy. • Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests. • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development. • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs. • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. • Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes. • Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements. • Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments. • Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation. • Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. • Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. • Provide additional instruction in vocational areas. • Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need. • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required. • Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of school programs. • Design engaging classroom activities and differentiated lessons so that all students may access the curriculum and benefit from the educational experience. • Work collaborativ