Teacher - Exceptional Education (Split)

Shared position between Chamberlayne & Laburnum Elementary Schools. Minimum salary: $59,663 for a 209-day position. Salary starts at $57,925 with a bachelor's degree or $62,527 with a master's, prorated based on start date.

About the role

Under the direction of the school principal, the special education teacher plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for students with disabilities in various educational settings. This role involves creating a flexible program and learning environment that offers specialized instruction, enabling students to benefit from the general education curriculum with supplemental aids, accommodations, and supports.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment.
• Employs special educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
• Instructs students in academic subjects using techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition to meet varying needs and interests.
• Plans and conducts activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time, providing opportunities for observation, questioning, and investigation.
• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures to maintain a conducive learning environment.
• Meets with parents to discuss progress, priorities, and individualized educational needs.
• Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Maintains accurate and complete student records and prepares reports as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Establishes clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects, and communicates these to students.
• Develops plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom settings.
• Assists students with learning personal hygiene.
• Collects and analyzes data to inform educational decision-making.
• Assists in the development of Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Improvement Plans (BIP).
• Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Assists in the preparation of data for local, state, and federal reports.
• Supervises paraprofessionals assigned to the classroom.
• Maintains professional competence through staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

Requirements

• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of evidence-based teaching practices (e.g., reinforcement, prompting, visual schedules, antecedent-based intervention).
• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of the learning and behavioral characteristics of students with disabilities.
• Understands functions of behavior and is knowledgeable of interventions matched to each.
• Experience with evidence-based instructional practices, data collection, and its utilization.
• Knowledge of special education laws, policies, and practices.
• Proficient with Microsoft and/or Google Suite and 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 for safety.
• Frequently required to sit, talk, lift, walk, stand, and hear.

Benefits

For information about benefits, visit the Henrico County Public Schools employee benefits page.