Elementary EC Teacher

Piedmont Community Charter School; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Community Charter School in Gastonia, NC is seeking an EC Teacher for General Curriculum at PCCS Elementary Campus. The role involves serving students with disabilities, developing IEPs, and delivering specialized instruction aligned with state standards.

The teacher will monitor progress, maintain records, and collaborate with families and staff to support students’ academic, behavioral, and social goals. This is a 10-month, exempt position at the PCCS Elementary Campus.

Qualifications

• Requires NC licensure in Exceptional Children: General Curriculum.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and present instruction to help students with disabilities meet goals.
• Develop and implement IEPs; use assessments to update them.
• Provide direct special education instruction to identified students.
• Use varied teaching methods and adapt materials to student needs.
• Monitor behavior and maintain classroom discipline; teach behavioral strategies.
• Communicate progress with parents via progress reports.
• Act as case coordinator; collaborate with caregivers and school staff.
• Maintain student records in compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Follow professional development plans and demonstrate growth.
• Operate classroom tools and equipment; ensure safety in activities.

Skills

IEP development

Behavior management

Family communication

Student assessment

Education

NC Teacher License: EC General Curriculum

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

EC Teacher - General Curriculum PCCS Elementary Campus

Job Title: EC Teacher Status: Exempt

Reports to: Director Terms of employment: 10 month

Minimum Training and Experience Required: NC Teacher License in Exceptional Children: General Curriculum and bachelor’s degree in relevant course of study.

Position Description:

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 Individualized Education Program (IEP) in classroom settings that are compatible with the student’s age and developmental level. The Exceptional Children (EC) teacher is responsible for developing lesson plans, adapting materials, and designing activities to assist EC students to 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction in a variety of styles to help students with disabilities learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development as well as aid and enhance progress toward individual goals.
• Develops and implements an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system-wide curricular goals and the student's Individual Education Program.
• Is responsible for the development of IEPs 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.
• Communicates with parents regarding their children’s educational progress via periodic progress reports.
• Acts as a case coordinator for assigned students; consults with community caregivers, 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, and interacts effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
• Follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth.
• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, 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.
• Performs other related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of educational and exceptional children's laws, rules, regulations, practices, and trends
• Demonstrates knowledge of education curricula, instructional methodology, techniques, technology, cognitive development of students, and integration of these to promote student success.
• Demonstrates knowledge of traits and characteristics of various disabilities.
• Ability to instruct and assess individual students and groups based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study/Common Core.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when a 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 necessitated by work assignments.
• Ability to maintain basic files and records.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people, or things.
• Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments, and/or directions from superiors.
• 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 the prescribed format for Special Education services on a timely basis.
• 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.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
• 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.
• Understands the growth and development of assigned students.

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 the amount of time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for Medium/Heavy Work. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force to constantly move objects up to 10 pounds.
• Must have the auditory, visual, and physical skills necessary to manage students and the classroom in a manner that assures reasonable safety to students under supervision
• If offered a position, the prospective employee must pass a required criminal records check and drug test.