Teacher, Special Education (Cross Category)

Job Overview

Roles And Responsibilities

• Continually assess student achievement and maintain appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation.
• Plan and implement appropriate instructional and/or learning strategies and activities.
• Manage the behavior of learners in an instructional setting.
• Coordinate instructional activities with other professional staff.
• Communicate with students on instructional expectations.
• Communicate with parents through conferences and other means.
• Collaborate with other professionals to carry out schoolwide instructional or related activities.

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

• Frequent sitting.
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or student supplies.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly see, talk and hear.
• Frequent standing, walking, and occasional running.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching or bending.
• May occasionally lift up to approximately 25 pounds.
• Occasional travel on student field trips may be necessary.