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"Special Education Teacher-Middle School"
Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

Basic Job Description:

Teach middle school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Special Education Teacher-Middle School"

1) Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.

2) Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.

 

3) Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.

4) Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.

5) Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments, and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.


 

6) Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.

7) Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.

8) Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

9) Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.

10) Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.

11) Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.

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12) Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.

13) Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology.

14) Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.

 

15) Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

16) Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects such as English, mathematics, or social studies.

17) Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.

18) Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress, and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs.

19) Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.

20) Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests.

21) Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

22) Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.

23) Teach students personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.

24) Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

25) Prepare for assigned classes, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.

26) Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.

27) Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.

28) Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.

29) Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources, and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.

30) Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

31) Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.

32) Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.

33) Organize and label materials, and display students' work.

34) Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

35) Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

36) Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.

37) Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.

38) Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.

39) Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.

40) Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

Job Description for "Special Education Teacher-Middle School" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Special Education Teacher-Middle School"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  S-A-I        SOC:  25-2042.00


 

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