Special Education - ESN (Extensive Needs Support) (2026-2027 Eligibility Pool)

Job Description / Essential Elements

A brief description of the position is not provided, but the essential elements include:

• Develops and presents lessons that demonstrate planning and preparation and are consistent with the district course of study.
• Develops and presents lessons whose performance objectives are understood by the students and are supportive of district goals.
• Evaluates student progress based primarily on achievement of performance objectives.
• Uses a variety of instructional techniques and materials which are appropriate to the course and to the students.
• Maintains proper control and preserves a suitable learning environment.
• Demonstrates and promotes punctuality.
• Maintains current records of student attendance and progress that can be easily understood and readily interpreted by others.
• Participates with fellow staff members in the development and implementation of curriculum and instruction and other appropriate departmental activities.
• Keeps up to date in subject area and continually works for the improvement of instructional techniques.
• Makes periodic evaluation of the subject(s) taught.
• Adheres to approved district course of study, policies and procedures.
• Attends and participates in departmental school and district meetings.
• Supervises the proper use of equipment and facilities with the students' safety in mind.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Treats students with courtesy and respect.
• Demonstrates an awareness of student's social, psychological, emotional academic needs.
• Acknowledges professional responsibility to support and supervise co-curricular activities.
• Shares ideas, techniques and materials as appropriate with other staff members.
• Demonstrates willingness to offer and receive suggestions.
• Cooperates in the use and care of all equipment and materials.
• Demonstrates an awareness of the total school and district educational programs.
• Attends conferences and reads professional literature.
• Maintains current knowledge of available instructional materials.
• Works cooperatively with district subject area coordinators in carrying out district programs.
• Keeps informed of social, political and economic developments in the school district community.
• Demonstrates an awareness of the socio-economic and ethnic makeup of the community.
• Has knowledge of the functions of the various community agencies including referral services.
• Actively participates in school/community related organizations.
• Promotes community responsibility among students.
• Helps to inform the community of the services and educational opportunities available through the school.
• Recognizes his or her functions as being in loco parentis and acts in accordance with state law and district and school regulations.

Supervision Exercised or Received

• Under general supervision of Principal.
• Supervisory responsibility over classified personnel assigned to his or her classes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Appropriate secondary teaching credential.
• Minimum College Degree To Satisfy Credential Requirements.

Evaluation

• Semi-annually by principal or designate for 1st year teachers.
• Annually by principal or designate for probationary teachers.
• Bi-annually by principal or designate for teachers with permanent status.

Requirements / Qualifications

To apply, complete an online application, provide an appropriate secondary Education Specialist Credential, transcripts, CBEST, a letter of introduction, resume, and letters of recommendation. New hires will receive full credit for relevant prior verified contractual experience. Bilingual candidates preferred.