2026-27 Special Education Teacher -Mild/Moderate -Secondary

# JOB DESCRIPTION: SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

## SALARY SCHEDULE CERTIFIED TEACHER SCHEDULE

## DEPARTMENT SPECIAL SERVICES

## FLSA STATUS EXEMPT

## SAFETY-SENSITIVE YES

## POSITION SUMMARY This position is for a candidate interested in working with and providing instruction to students with disabilities in a Special Education or General Education setting. The candidate must understand a wide range of disabilities including but not limited to:

• Learning Disability
• Intellectual Disability
• Emotional Disturbance
• Other Health Impairment
• Hard of Hearing
• Deaf and Visual Impairment

The candidate must have some knowledge and/or experience with Behavior Modification Strategies, I.D.E.A., and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Compliance, confidentiality, and communication are required characteristics of an individual in this position.

## QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Bachelors degree (B.S.) from a four-year college or university.
• Special Education teaching certificate: Mild/Moderate Certificate and/or Severe/Profound Certificate.

## ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil per their IEP services.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluates pupils academic and social growth individually and in small groups; keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports per IEP and District requirements.
• Communicates with parents through IEP conferences and other means to discuss pupils progress and interpret the school program.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of pupil activities.
• Completes all paperwork, district and state special education forms in a timely manner so Federal compliance timelines are met.
• Works with the General Education regular classroom teacher to provide appropriate accommodations for students on an IEP.
• Additional duties that may be assigned by immediate supervisor or above.

## LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to compose and write grammatically correct correspondence and memos.

## REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, schedule, form, or blueprint form.

## PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to:

• Stand.
• Walk.
• Climb or balance.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is occasionally required to sit.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include:

• Close vision
• Distance vision
• Color vision
• Peripheral vision
• Depth perception
• The ability to adjust focus

## WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fume or airborne particles.

The employee frequently works in:

• High precarious places.
• Outside weather conditions.
• Near moving mechanical parts.
• Extreme cold (including outdoors).
• Extreme heat (including direct sunlight).
• Risk of electrical shock and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment will vary from somewhat loud to extremely loud.

To ensure continuity of services, a different work location may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employees eligibility for a varied work location will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for this change will be distributed by the employees supervisor based on his/her role and responsibilities.

## SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Employee may occasionally be required to supervise a varying number of employees in the overall direction, coordination, and completion of tasks as assigned.

## DISCLAIMER Please note that job descriptions are not intended and should not be construed to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.