Teacher, Special Education (Cross Category)

Job Overview

Roles And Responsibilities

• Continually assess student achievement and maintain appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes
• Plan and implement appropriate instructional and/or learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate kind and level of materials, provide appropriate learning experiences, manage allotted learning time to maximize student achievement, and utilize a variety of instructional materials and available multi-media and computer technology to enhance learning
• Manage the behavior of learners in an instructional setting to ensure that the environment is conducive to the learning process, and assist and participate in management of student behavior in other parts of the school, center, school grounds, or work site
• Collaborate with other professionals (guidance counselors, librarians, etc.) to carry out schoolwide instructional or related activities as needed
• Continually communicate with students on instructional expectations to keep them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations
• Communicate with parents through conferences and other means

Qualifications

• Holds a valid Virginia or out-of-state teaching license in Special Education
• Eligible for a Virginia teaching license in Special Education (must submit transcripts)
• Knowledge of content, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment of instructional specialty(ies) to which assigned
• Knowledge of pre-adolescent and adolescent growth and development
• Knowledge of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) curriculum related to assignments and School Division mission, goals, and organization
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs
• Skill in the use of multi-media and computer technology to enhance learning
• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on Division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, administrators, and parents
• Excellent human relations skills

Physical Requirements

• Frequently sits, uses hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or student supplies, and reaches with hands and arms
• Regularly talks and hears
• Frequently stands, walks, and occasionally runs
• Occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, or bends
• May occasionally lift up to approximately 25 pounds
• Reports to: Principal
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Months, Days, Hours: 10 months, 200 days, 7 hours
• Salary Level: Licensed/Scale A
• Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation
• Remote Work Eligible: No
• Union Designation: Certified