Special Education Teachers

Title:   Special Education Teacher - Generalist

Primary Function

The Special Education Teacher - Generalist provides direct and indirect instructional and related services to students age 5-21 with a range of disabilities including but not limited to physical, cognitive, communication, social or emotional, adaptive, and learning disabilities.  They coordinate the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process, provide direct instructional services, maintain records, and teach disability awareness to the students, families, and communities to which they’ve been assigned. 

Directly Responsible to 

School Principal and Director of Special Education

Desired Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree in subject area.  A minimum of a Bachelor’s in Education.
• Hold or be able to obtain a Colorado Teaching Certificate/Licensing from the Colorado Department of Education and Special Education Generalist License.

Performance responsibilities

·Provide case management (oversees special education process) 

Assure and verify that IEP services are implemented in compliance with federal, state, and district regulations.

Assure compliance with special education procedural requirements

Communicate and coordinate among home, school, and other agencies, and regular and special education programs

Facilitate placement

Train classroom staff

Schedule team meetings ·Develop and implement IEPs

Assist with developing and implementing Behavior Intervention Plans ·Provide direct instructional services ·Develop and modify curriculum

• Develop accommodations
• Coordinate appropriate services
• Monitor assessments and progress
• Ensure student safety
• Liaison and consult with teachers, providers, administrators, parents, service agencies, and community
• Train, supervise, and complete Performance Appraisals of Para-Educators

·Delegate related services (OT, speech, vision, hearing) ·Schedule and provide in-class support ·Delegate health care procedures ·Process Medicaid reimbursement ·Maintain incident and health logs and records

• Other duties as assigned

Terms of Employment/Pay

Work year as determined by annual school calendar approved by the Board.

Evaluations

Performance of this job will be based on the board’s policy on evaluation.

Updated:        April, 2020

If you are interested in this position please submit a certified application, found on our website www.rangelyk12.org  to the District Office 402 W Main or email to Shari.Plummer@rangelyk12.org. All positions are contingent upon passing a fingerprint/background check.

RANGELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-4 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and does not discriminate against disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, age, and genetic information, conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.