Special Education Teacher Inclusion - Elementary School

Fayette County Public Schools TN; Moscow (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Fayette County Public Schools in Moscow, TN is seeking a Special Education Teacher for inclusion in an elementary setting. The teacher will prepare lessons aligned to state standards, differentiate instruction, collaborate with faculty, and support students through IEPs and interventions.

The role includes developing and administering assessments, communicating with parents, and participating in IEP meetings to monitor progress and ensure student success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education.
• Hold appropriate Tennessee certification license and endorsement.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Effective decision-making and verbal and written communication skills.
• Be Highly Qualified in this area.
• Attendance is an essential function.

Responsibilities

• Provide an instructional program that is differentiated and challenging.
• Collaborate with teachers, staff, and administration in addressing student needs.
• Develops and implements consistent special education programming at the district level.
• Instruct students according to state standards and IEPs.
• Administer and develop assessments to monitor progress and develop individual learning plans.
• Communicate with parents and guardians about student progress and goals.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Decision making

Highly Qualified

Attendance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Tennessee teaching license & endorsement

Job description

Special Education Teacher Inclusion - Elementary School
Until Filled (CST) / Moscow, TN, USA / According to salary schedule / Salary Full Time

Fayette County Public Schools is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher to join our school system. The successful candidate will join a professional organization dedicated to student success. They will be expected to perform duties customary to an elementary school teacher. Those duties include preparing lessons toward mastery of the state standards, collaborating with other faculty, small group instruction, differentiating instruction and providing interventions, working with administrators and coaches to improve performance, monitoring students, and collaborate and communicate with parents and other stakeholders. Developing and administering assessments is also required as well as instructing students in accordance with their IEP's and holding IEP meetings.

An active TN teaching license is required for this Special Education position with the proper endorsements for Junior High School Self-Contained classroom.

Attendance is an essential function of the job.

TITLE: Special Education Teacher

REPORTS TO: Special Services and Academic Supervisors

SUPERVISES: N/A

TERM: 10 months

JOB GOAL

The responsibilities of a special education educator are: creating lesson plans, instructing students according to the state standards and in conjunction with their IEP’s, collaborates with other teachers, staff, and administration in addressing the needs of the students, identifies and instructs high ability students in the five areas if intellectual, specific academic, creativity, the arts, and leadership, and monitoring student progress.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Hold appropriate Tennessee certification license and endorsement
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Effective decision-making and verbal and written communication skills
• Be Highly Qualified in this area
• Attendance is an essential function

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the School Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Description: Special Education Teacher

1. Provide an instructional program that is differentiated and challenging.
2. Commitment to high student achievement & support for all students.
3. Develops and implements consistent special education programming at the district level.
4. Ability to exercise various teaching strategies to increase students’ critical thinking skills.
5. Create a secure climate and respond to inquiries from a variety of sources.
6. Instruct students for the purpose of improving their success in academics through a defined course of study.
7. Administer and develop subject specific assessments for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
8. Participates in a variety of meetings and professional development activities for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
9. Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations; student's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
10. Prepares a variety of written materials to document student progress and meet mandated requirements.
11. Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
12. Assists classroom teachers to provide instruction to high achievers.
13. Use available technology in your lessons.
14. Communicate effectively with parents and students.
15. Perform other duties as assigned by the administration.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

This job is performed in a standard office environment and in a generally clean and healthy environment. Generally, the job requires 40% sitting, 20% walking, and 40% standing.

PHYSICAL REQUIRES

Physical Requirements: Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity.

Up to 25% travel may be required to support recruiting activities.

ATTENDANCE AT WORK

FCPS values on-time arrival, regular attendance, and adherence to work schedules. Meeting attendance and punctuality standards is important for maintaining productivity and building a strong team. Employees are expected to be on time for their assigned hours and ready to execute their duties and functions. Consistent attendance is key to an efficient work environment and promotes fairness across our team

POSITION IS AVAILABLE UNTIL FILLED

Position is available until filled.

EEO STATEMENT

Fayette County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, political affiliation, disability, or sex in its educational programs or employment. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any impairment, which is unrelated to the ability to engage in activities involved in the position of program for which the application has been made.