26-27 Whittier Middle School Special Education Teacher

About the role

This position serves as a Special Education Classroom Teacher within Norman Public Schools. The ideal candidate must hold a current Oklahoma Certificate as a Special Education Teacher and possess a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education.

Responsibilities

• Initiate/participate in categorical eligibility meetings as an expert in a category of IDEA-BPL 101-476.
• Ensure that each child has a current IEP (Individual Education Plan) with required signatures.
• Maintain and monitor the implementation of IEPs.
• Create and maintain a working special education file in a locked cabinet at the site that contains: Teacher assessments covering pre and post evaluation of progress, the current IEP with required signatures, the most recent psychological evaluation, and pertinent medical information.
• Provide the building principal advice on special education issues.
• Provide staff in-service sessions each year as required by district policies and state/federal regulations.
• Collaborate, consult, schedule, and instruct regular education staff regarding inclusion, intervention, and/or modification techniques.
• Assist the student in taking prescribed medication.
• Lift and/or move non-ambulatory students.
• Diaper and toilet students ages three to adult.
• Adapt foods and feed the students.
• Present a professional appearance appropriate to the teaching assignment.
• Display knowledge and understanding of multicultural issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education and a current Oklahoma Certificate as a Special Education Teacher.

Skills

• Good customer service/people skills.
• Handle problems and provide information and technical assistance as requested.
• Comply with safety guidelines and policies to reduce accidents or injury to staff or to students.
• Follow school dress standards, proper attendance or leave policies, and other work-habits concerns for staff.
• Utilize discretion, ingenuity, and independent judgment due to the complexity of the job.
• Choose the solution among several ways to solve a problem.