26-27 Norman North Special Education Teacher Math

About the role

A 26/27 Special Education Math Teacher position is available. The successful candidate will hold a current Oklahoma Certificate as a Special Education Teacher and possess a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education. Reporting to Building administrators, this contract is for 182 days plus a New Teacher Induction week, classified as Exempt under FLSA.

Responsibilities

• Perform applicable job functions of a Classroom Teacher.
• Initiate/Participate in categorical eligibility meetings as an expert in a category of IDEA-BPL 101-746.
• Ensure each child has a current IEP with required signatures.
• Maintain and implement IEPs.
• Create and maintain a special education file containing teacher assessments, IEPs, psychological evaluations, and pertinent medical information.
• Provide advice on special education issues to the building principal.
• Offer in-service sessions to staff annually.
• Collaborate, consult, and instruct regular education staff on classroom inclusion, intervention, and modification techniques.
• Assist students with physical, social, and educational needs.
• Inform staff of necessary medical and other information.
• Collaborate with regular education staff on classroom expectations and dynamics.
• Assist students in taking prescribed medication.
• Lift and/or move non-ambulatory students.
• Diaper and assist students with toileting.
• Adapt foods and assist in feeding students.
• Present a professional appearance.
• Display a well-rounded knowledge and understanding of multicultural issues.
• Perform teaching and reporting requirements identified as part of state and federally funded programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of English language, including structure, composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of mathematics, including arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percentages, and basic computations.

Skills

• Communication Skills: Effective listening, writing, and speaking abilities.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform calculations and understand mathematical concepts.
• Performance Measures: Skilled in providing teaching strategies and environments for student learning, establishing guidelines, maintaining classroom discipline, encouraging independent thinking, and demonstrating care for students.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Clarity, Deductive Reasoning, Near Vision, Mathematical Reasoning.
• Near Vision, Oral Expression, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Clarity, Deductive Reasoning, Near Vision, Mathematical Reasoning.

Activities

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information via phone, email, or in person.
• Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and obtaining information from various sources.
• Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts from information.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Applying general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing and maintaining working relationships with others.
• Interacting with Computers: Using computers and software to program, set up functions, and enter data.
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date with technical knowledge and applying it to work.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize and organize work.
• Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information and data.
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Assessing compliance with laws, regulations, or standards.