EC Resource Teacher at Startown Elementary (Starts: 1/4/27 - Temporary)
Startown Elementary School
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Job summary
Startown Elementary School in Newton, North Carolina, seeks an EC Resource Teacher (Temporary) to support students with disabilities. The role starts January 4, 2027 and ends June 4, 2027, with duties including developing IEPs, delivering instruction, and coordinating services.
Three professional references are required for the application process. Qualified candidates hold a degree in special education and certification in at least one disability area; strong collaboration with families and
Qualifications
- Degree in special education and state certification in at least one disability area as required by NC DPI.
- Three professional references required to complete the application.
- Experience with IEP development and monitoring aligned to state/federal guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Develops and implements instructional plans aligned to IEP goals.
- Develops and updates Individual Education Programs (IEPs).
- Delivers direct special education instruction to identified students.
- Uses varied teaching methods and adapts materials.
- Monitors student behavior and maintains classroom discipline.
- Communicates progress with parents through reports and meetings.
- Acts as case coordinator for assigned students.
- Maintains student records in compliance with regulations.
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Job description
Starting Date: Jan 4, 2027
Note: Three professional references are required to complete the application. Professional references should be recent and from a supervisor, co-worker, or subordinate with whom you have worked. Personal references from family/friends are not accepted, and Professor/Advisor references are only accepted for recent graduates with no work experience.
(Position starts in January 2027)
** THIS POSITION IS TEMPORARY AND WILL END ON JUNE 4th, 2027 **
Under general supervision, provides special education services to students identified as disabled in accordance with state and federal regulations. Work involves developing and implementing the Individual Education Program in classroom settings that are compatible with the student’s age and developmental level. The EC teacher is responsible for developing lesson plans, adapting materials and designing activities to assist EC students develop appropriate academic, behavioral, and social skills and to meet their IEP goals. The teacher is responsible for monitoring student’s progress and for maintaining EC records in compliance with state and federal guidelines. Reports to principal.
- Develops and implements an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system-wide curricular goals and the students’ Individual Education Program.
- Is responsible for the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) for students with disabilities; implements the IEP; and uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to update IEPs as needed.
- Provides direct special education instruction to identified students.
- Employs a variety of teaching methods to meet student needs. Implementation of these methods may require the adaptation or development of materials.
- Monitors student behavior; maintains discipline in the classroom; deescalates inappropriate behaviors; teaches students appropriate behavioral strategies; restrains students when necessary; records and reports restrains.
- Assists disabled students with their personal and self-help needs, such as eating, toileting, and other essential tasks that the students are not able to perform by themselves.
- Communicates with parents regarding their children’s educational progress via periodic written progress reports.
- Acts as a case coordinator for assigned students; consults with community care-givers, school support professionals, and parents to better understand and meet student needs.
- Maintains student records in accordance with North Carolina’s Procedures Governing Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities ; and complies with state and federal education statutes.
- Treats all students in a fair and equitable manner, interacts effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and community.
- Follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth.
Performs other related work as required.
Degree in special education, and certification in at least one area of disability as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Physical Requirements: Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.
- Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
- Ability to motivate students.
- Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
- Ability to perform general clerical duties.
- Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
- Ability to operate common office machines.
- Ability to maintain basic files and records.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.
Catawba County Schools Startown Elementary School - Newton, North Carolina Open in Google Maps
Job ID: 5980748
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Nov 03, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Jan 4, 2027
Note: Three professional references are required to complete the application. Professional references should be recent and from a supervisor, co-worker, or subordinate with whom you have worked. Personal references from family/friends are not accepted, and Professor/Advisor references are only accepted for recent graduates with no work experience.
(Position starts in January 2027)
** THIS POSITION IS TEMPORARY AND WILL END ON JUNE 4th, 2027 **
Under general supervision, provides special education services to students identified as disabled in accordance with state and federal regulations. Work involves developing and implementing the Individual Education Program in classroom settings that are compatible with the student’s age and developmental level. The EC teacher is responsible for developing lesson plans, adapting materials and designing activities to assist EC students develop appropriate academic, behavioral, and social skills and to meet their IEP goals. The teacher is responsible for monitoring student’s progress and for maintaining EC records in compliance with state and federal guidelines. Reports to principal.
- Develops and implements an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system-wide curricular goals and the students’ Individual Education Program.
- Is responsible for the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) for students with disabilities; implements the IEP; and uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to update IEPs as needed.
- Provides direct special education instruction to identified students.
- Employs a variety of teaching methods to meet student needs. Implementation of these methods may require the adaptation or development of materials.
- Monitors student behavior; maintains discipline in the classroom; deescalates inappropriate behaviors; teaches students appropriate behavioral strategies; restrains students when necessary; records and reports restrains.
- Assists disabled students with their personal and self-help needs, such as eating, toileting, and other essential tasks that the students are not able to perform by themselves.
- Communicates with parents regarding their children’s educational progress via periodic written progress reports.
- Acts as a case coordinator for assigned students; consults with community care-givers, school support professionals, and parents to better understand and meet student needs.
- Maintains student records in accordance with North Carolina’s Procedures Governing Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities ; and complies with state and federal education statutes.
- Treats all students in a fair and equitable manner, interacts effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and community.
- Follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth.
Performs other related work as required.
Degree in special education, and certification in at least one area of disability as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Physical Requirements: Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Due to amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Light Work.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.
- Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
- Ability to motivate students.
- Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
- Ability to perform general clerical duties.
- Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
- Ability to operate common office machines.
- Ability to maintain basic files and records.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $4,100 Per Month
Job Categories:
Special Education > General Special Education
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- Email: humanresources@catawbaschools.net
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