Annual Subsititue - Special Education Adapted

General Description

Responsible for instructing students in a special education setting. Assumes responsibility for all aspects of classroom instruction, assessments and behavior management on a short term or long term basis. Implements teacher created lesson plans or works collaboratively with a team of educators to generate lesson plans, providing differentiated strategies to instruct students at all levels in all content areas.

Job Description

Essential Job Functions:

• Improvises lessons in emergency situations where the teacher is unable to provide detailed lesson plans
• Plans, prepares and delivers appropriate curriculum content to students
• Establishes and communicates clear objectives for all learning activities
• Uses the curriculum of the district to plan daily instructional activities
• Delivers intervention services to all students based on specific goals and objectives established by Chesterfield County Public Schools and the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Remains current in best practices for instructional delivery, assessment and behavior management
• Affirms student learning using multiple tools on an ongoing basis and alters instruction to meet group/individual needs
• Creates positive educational climate for students
• Maintains order within the classroom setting in accordance with division guidelines regarding student behavior management
• Supervises students in non-classroom time (before school, after school, student activities, and fire drills)
• Collaborates with other faculty in planning and delivering instruction to students
• Communicates regularly with parents, administration, and other staff as needed
• Incorporates and models appropriate use of technology to support instruction and student learning
• Ensures compliance with existing applicable federal and state statutes and local policies, regulations and guidelines related to public schools
• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Must be flexible and willing to adapt to change on short notice
• Considerable knowledge of Virginia Standards of Learning and available state and local resources
• Working skill in the use of media and technology to support job functions
• Demonstrate ability: to assess, monitor and use data to differentiate instruction; to organize, schedule and monitor program effectiveness; to communicate with others effectively, both orally and in writing; in decision-making, problem analysis and interpersonal relationships; to use and access a wide variety of materials to support instruction; and to effectively manage and supervise students in 6th through 12th grade
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Eligibility for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in a special education is preferred
• Valid driver's license

Additional Job Requirements

• Successfully completes FBI Criminal History Investigation, State Police Criminal History Investigation, Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation, and Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Compensation and Benefits

• $42,027.09 - $42,027.09 per year
• Hours Per Day: 8
• Days Per Year: 200
• Benefits: Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees.

Reasonable Accommodations

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.