Temporary Special Education Teacher (January - March 2025)
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Certified - Qualified (hold certificate) - Special Education Job Number 460####### Start Date Open Date 09/25/2024 Closing Date FLSA STATUS:ExemptJOB TITLE:Special Education TeacherQUALIFICATIONS:1. Mississippi Educator License2. Minimum of bachelor's degree3. Prior experience preferred4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptableREPORTS TO:Building Principal and Director of Special EducationJOB GOAL:To provide each special education student with an instructional program that will enable the student to achieve his/her fullest potential.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Provides and appropriate program for special education students consistent with federal and state guidelines.2. Works cooperatively with regular classroom teachers, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of the special education students to the staff and assisting the special education student with regular class assignments.3. Confers regularly with parents and professional staff members regarding the educational, social, and personal problems of students.4. Assists other professional staff members in meeting the unique needs of each student.5. Assists in screening and evaluating students who are exhibiting learning problems.6. Assists students in making realistic assessment of their abilities and in establishing educational and occupational goals in keeping with these abilities.7. Provide motivation for learning.8. Maintains attendance records and any other data pertinent to the special education program.9. Takes responsibility for own professional growth and development; for keeping current with literature, new research findings, and improving techniques; and for attending appropriate professional meetings and conventions.10. Performs other duties as assigned.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten month year. Salary to be established by the Board.EVALUATION:Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.Reviewed By:Scott WilliamsDate:10-1-21