Exceptional Children's Teacher

Person High School; Roxboro (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Person County Schools in Roxboro, NC seeks an Exceptional Children’s Teacher to provide specialized instruction under the IEP framework. The role involves planning and delivering adapted lessons, monitoring progress, and maintaining records in compliance with state and federal guidelines.

The teacher will work under general supervision, collaborating with parents and school staff to meet academic, behavioral, and social IEP goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in special education with at least one disability area.
• Licensed or eligible for NC teacher license.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements an instructional plan aligned with IEP goals.
• Provides direct special education instruction to identified students.
• Monitors student progress and maintains EC records per state/federal guidelines.
• Communicates progress with parents through periodic reports.
• Acts as case coordinator for assigned students; collaborates with caregivers and professionals.

Skills

IEP development

Special education

Behavior management

Parental communication

Education

Bachelor's in Special Ed

Job description

Exceptional Children's Teacher

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Job Details

Job ID: 5973002
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Oct 27, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job title

Exceptional Children’s Teacher

Reports to

Principal

Salary

State Teacher Salary Schedule

FLSA Status

Exempt

Nature of Work

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.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 IEP’s 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 restraints.
• 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. 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.
• Performs other related work as required.

Education, Training, and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in an special education with at least one area of disability as a teacher. Must be licensed or meet eligibility for teacher license in North Carolina.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 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 necessitates by work assignments.

Essential Job Functions:

• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, calculators, pencils, scissors, 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.
• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
• Requires the ability to ready a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
• Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc. using prescribed format.
• 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, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
• 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.
• Requires the ability to talk and hear.

Reviewed by:

Personnel Office

Date reviewed:

June 2019

Disclaimer: 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 in this job.

Position Type: Full-Time
Job Categories:

Special Education > General Special Education

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Jenna Regan , Senior Executive Director of Student Support
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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