RECRUITMENT/RECOMMENDATION:
Recruited By: Director of Human Resources
Recommended for Appointment By: Director of Human Resources/Principal/Director of
Special Education
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
Type of Authority: Staff
Reports To: Principal
Consults With: Forum Staff, Principals, Teachers, AEA Staff, Managers, Para-professionals,
Parents and General Public
MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS: K-6 Teaching Certificate
Multi-Categorical Certificate (#225)
DESIRABLE POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Teaching experience in a Multi-Categorical classroom
Team Teaching Experience
Experience with Individual Student Behavior Plans
POSITION CHARACTERISTICS:
Curriculum/Instruction:
The successful candidate must possess/demonstrate:
1. The ability to effectively address the behavioral, social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs of
assigned special needs students through direct instruction and/or accommodations of curricular
experiences with grade level staff.
2. A willingness to prepare IEP's, attend staffings, team meetings and other special meetings which
address the needs of special and general education students.
3. Skill in working with classroom teachers on assisting with accommodations for special needs
students within the regular education classroom through student/teacher assistance team meetings.
4. An understanding of the development of plans to modify instruction for special needs students in a
full-inclusion model of special education.
5. The ability to diagnose the special needs of assigned students on a regular basis, especially as related
to behavioral needs, seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
6. A commitment to effectively instruct, motivate and monitor special education and identified general
education students with behavior problems.
7. A willingness to use the Problem Solving system to work with all students.
8. An understanding of emergent literacy.
9. A proficiency in the teaching of writing across the entire curriculum.
10. An understanding of multi-disciplinary instruction/teaming.
11. The effective use of literature across all areas of curriculum/knowledge of current children's
literature.
12. A variety of authentic assessment methods.
13. A proficiency in current mathematical/scientific trends as related to special needs students.