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Special Education | Visually Impaired Resource | 2026-2027 School Year

Fort Wayne Community Schools · Fort Wayne, IN · 2 mo ago
EducationFull-time

About the role

Plan, organize, coordinate, and implement educational services support functions, student programs, and instructional resources to meet the special needs of students in an assigned disability area. Assist in developing and implementing curriculum standards in assigned disability area.

Responsibilities

  • Assess student needs and provide assistance in identifying, developing, and meeting educational goals and objectives.
  • Coach and support building level staff to effectively meet the needs of students with disabilities.

Requirements

  • Any combination equivalent to: bachelor’s degree in education and five-year teaching experience with special education students.
  • Strong planning, management, instructional coaching, analytical, computer, organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of methods, terminology, principles, practices, procedures, materials, requirements, processes, policies, objectives, and equipment applicable to assigned field.
  • Prior experience with implementation of evidence-based best practices related to assigned disability area.
  • Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle.
  • Experience with strategies to facilitate improved social and academic outcomes for students.
  • Effective or highly effective teaching performance in prior professional placement.
  • Exemplary skills in development of Individual Education Plans (IEP’s).
  • Extensive experience developing/revising Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA)/Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) to support appropriate behavior.

Qualifications

  • Must possess a valid Indiana teaching license for the assigned grade levels and/or subject areas.

Skills

  • Must possess knowledge of methods, terminology, principles, practices, procedures, materials, requirements, processes, policies, objectives, and equipment applicable to assigned field.
  • Must possess prior experience with implementation of evidence-based best practices related to assigned disability area.
  • Must possess ability to legally operate a motor vehicle.
  • Must possess experience with strategies to facilitate improved social and academic outcomes for students.
  • Must possess exemplary skills in development of Individual Education Plans (IEP’s).
  • Must possess extensive experience developing/revising Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA)/Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) to support appropriate behavior.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance (with Vision and Dental)
  • Public Pension
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Long Term Disability
  • Basic Term Life Insurance
  • Variety of Optional Supplemental Benefits

Pay

  • N/A

Schedule

  • Elementary Schools: 7:45am-3:45pm
  • Middle and High Schools: 7:10am-3:10pm

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