Impactful Indiana-Licensed Special Education Teacher

Westview School Corporation; Indiana; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

ReNEW Schools in Indiana seeks a dedicated teacher licensed for the appropriate area to join our instructional team. You will plan and execute lessons, create a productive classroom climate, and align instruction with state standards to help students grow academically and personally.

The role requires ongoing assessment, collaboration with specialists as needed, and active participation in staff activities. Salary follows the district schedule and the professional standards of the district.

Qualifications

• Indiana teaching license in the appropriate subject/grade area.
• Ability to meet state mandated curriculum standards.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and effective classroom practice.

Responsibilities

• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs of students.
• Creates a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students' maturity.
• Guides learning toward curriculum goals with clear objectives for lessons and units.
• Utilizes instructional methods and materials aligned with state standards.
• Assesses student progress and provides regular reports as required.
• Diagnoses learning disabilities and seeks district specialist assistance as needed.
• Assists administration in enforcing policies and maintaining orderly classrooms.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attends staff meetings and participates on committees.
• Acts professionally and ethically to uphold school and community values.

Skills

Teaching

Education

Indiana teaching license

Job description

Qualifications: Must have a valid Indiana teaching license in the appropriate area.

Reports To: Principal

Job Goal: To help students learn subject matter and/or skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible men and women.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
2. Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
3. Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals, and in harmony with the goals, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
4. Utilizes instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for teaching the state mandated curriculum standards.
5. Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
6. Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
7. Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
8. Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
9. Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees.
10. Acts in a professional and ethical manner at all times to uphold the school and community values.

Terms of Employment: Salary and work year to be according to the current schedule.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.