Teacher - Exceptional Education

About the role

The special education teacher works under the direction of the school principal to plan and provide appropriate learning experiences for students with disabilities in various educational settings. Responsibilities include creating a flexible program, implementing special educational strategies, and developing individualized education programs (IEPs).

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment.
• Employs special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
• Instructs students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition.
• Plans and conducts activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students.
• Maintains accurate and complete student records and prepares reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Develops plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom settings.
• Assists students with learning personal hygiene.
• Collaborates with parents to discuss their children's progress and determine priorities for their children's individualized educational needs.
• Convenes with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop IEPs designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social/emotional development.
• Maintains professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.
• Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Affords assistance in the development of Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Improvement Plans (BIP).
• Supervises paraprofessionals assigned to the classroom.
• Maintains professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of evidence-based teaching practices (reinforcement, prompting, visual schedules, antecedent based intervention, etc.).
• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of the learning and behavioral characteristics of the disabilities of the students with whom they work.
• Demonstrates understanding of functions of behavior and is knowledgeable of interventions matched to each.
• Experience with a variety of evidence-based instructional practices as well as data collection and its utilization.
• Knowledge of special education laws, policies and practices.
• Proficient with Microsoft and/or Google Suite and other related educational software.
• Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in special education.
• Master's degree in special education preferred.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently and 25 to 50 pounds occasionally, and may assist, move, or restrain students when required to intervene in student safety issues.

Qualifications

• Valid Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in special education.
• Master's degree in special education preferred.

Skills

• Evidence-based teaching practices
• Data collection and utilization
• Special education laws and policies
• Microsoft and/or Google Suite proficiency
• Lifting and moving capabilities

Benefits

For information about our benefits, visit our website: https://www.henricoschools.us/page/employee-benefits

Pay

The minimum salary for this 209-day position is $59,663 with a bachelor's degree or $62,527 with a master's. The annual salary will be prorated based upon the work begin date.

Schedule

This is a full-time position.