SUMMARY: Teaches basic social, academic, and home living related skills to students in schools using a variety of teaching techniques, materials, and equipment to initiate and reinforce learning; provides appropriate instructional activities to teach other life skills; develops or modifies curricula and provides lessons and other instructional materials according to ability levels, disabilities, and impairments of students; performs related work as required or assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Participates in eligibility process, as assigned, and after student is determined eligible for special education program, participates in the intake process.
• Assesses student's academic abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, outcomes, and disability or impairment.
• Collaborates with other staff and parents to develop Individual Educational Programs (IEP) for each student assigned.
• Plans appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities including determination of appropriate kind and level of materials and equipment. Participates in IEP and tri ennial meetings.
• Implements an instructional or skill development program which provides appropriate experiences.
• Manages the behavior of learners in instructional setting to create an environment conducive to the learning process, and assists and participates in management of student behavior in other parts of the school.
• Collaborates in educational activities with other professional staff, as required to maximize learning opportunities of students.

Requirements / Qualifications