Teacher (Special Education).

About the role

This position is part of the Jemez Day School, Bureau of Indian Education. As a Teacher (Special Education) you will be responsible for serving as a classroom teacher in a BIE school on or near the Reservation.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction at the professional level, as a classroom teacher, as a team teacher or a remedial or special services teacher according to the setting and organizational structure of the school.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates instructional activities under stated guidelines.
• Prepares yearly instructional outlines and related daily lesson plans covering relevant units of study and specifies objectives, activities, and evaluative methods/instruments for both group and individual programs.
• Teaches students by selecting, developing, adapting, and implementing appropriate instructional methods and techniques utilizing available resources to provide academic achievement.
• Evaluates individual and group academic progress using criterion-reference tests, standardized tests, oral tests, and/or other relevant evaluation methods/instruments.
• Maintains control of assigned class and handles discipline independently, except for chronic or extreme behavior problems.
• Counsels individual students within established guidelines, using background information concerning each student to provide an effective instruction learning cycle as pertains to students' behavior and progress.

Requirements

This position requires a SCHOOL YEAR CONTRACT per Public Law 95-561 and will require contract renewal on an annual basis. This position IS NOT suitable for telework or remote consideration under any circumstances.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet the education and licensure contained in the approved job category for P.L. 95-561 described below.

• Possess a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) from an accredited education institution.
• Have a valid Teacher certification/licensure in the appropriate endorsement area. Emergency and provisional certificates may be accepted under the conditions they are issued by the State certification authority.
• If selected, applicants with valid State Certification in state other than where the position is located may be issued a provisional contract to outline the requirement to obtain full State Teacher Certification within two full contract terms.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

The pay setting is based on degree and having 24 hours in education. Pay setting is determined AFTER selection process. Per 62 BIAM personnel provisions (62 BIAM 11.48 - Must have completed the degree requirement from an accredited university in a related field of study or education with minimum 24 hours of education to move above pay level 11.

Schedule

The schedule is not specified in the job posting.