Special Education Teacher

Summary

Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum (KTEC) seeks candidates to support and teach students in grades 4K-12, with a focus on special education. The school prepares students for post-secondary education and workforce readiness through competency-based learning.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate commitment to creating a classroom environment aligned with KTEC's mission, vision, and values, tailored to students with disabilities.
• Seek and use feedback for personal growth and innovation, focusing on special education pedagogy.
• Utilize active listening and perspective-taking to understand unique challenges faced by students with disabilities.
• Serve as an active member of the professional learning community, sharing insights and strategies for supporting students with disabilities.
• Manage classroom activities, preparing and implementing teaching strategies that emphasize differentiation and scaffolding to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues to foster an inclusive community for students with disabilities.
• Organize and facilitate special activities for students, ensuring accessibility and engagement.
• Design, deliver, and assess nature-based, inquiry-based, and project-based learning, integrating content standards and considering language acquisition and proficiency levels of students with disabilities.

Experience, Education and Licensure

• Bachelor’s degree in education.
• A current Teaching License issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
• Evidence of competencies in classroom management, learning strategies, individual and group management, curriculum development, and program evaluation.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Model the core values of the school.
• Collaborate with industry-connected, project-based learning, and provide a student-centered education.
• Show a growth mindset and ability to reflect and vary instructional delivery models.
• Believe in an inclusive learning environment as a productive and personalized way of educating all students.
• Deliver instruction incorporating workshops, immersion, hands-on experiences, and traditional methods to meet individual student needs.
• Work effectively with groups and individuals.
• Organize and present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Think creatively and solve problems outside the box.
• Integrate technology into instruction.
• Set and meet goals and outcomes as a self-starter.
• Knowledge of competency-based learning.
• Ability to write and report on student Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Normal office/classroom environment with moderate noise levels.
• Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to perform repetitive wrist/hand/finger movements to work on computers and/or related equipment.

Acknowledgment

The Agency/School reserves the right to require additional tasks as needed, including due to emergencies, changes in personnel or workload, reorganization, or technical development. The Agency also reserves the right to revise this job description at any time without notice.