Date:  January 31, 2024

Position:   Teacher of Exceptional Children

(Special Education: General Curriculum)

Location: East Lincoln High School

Terms of Contract:  10 Months, full-time, benefit eligible

Reports To:  Principal

Monthly Salary:  Teacher State Salary Schedule (plus local supplement)

FLSA:  EXEMPT

Qualifications/Requirements:  Must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina teaching license in appropriate licensure area.  EC General Licensure or English/ Language Arts Licensure or Math Content areas.  Qualifying for a lateral entry license for Exceptional Children requires prior to employment, the Praxis II subject assessment and at least a bachelor’s degree.

Must be Highly Qualified in All Academic Areas.

Goal:  To provide each special needs student with the individually tailored help, counsel, and learning experience he/she needs to make progress toward educational goals established with the student’s limitations in mind.

Duties:

Instruct and assess individual students and groups based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study

Develop lesson plans to assist EC students appropriate academic, behavioral, and social skills in accordance with IEP goals

Demonstrate knowledge of educational and exceptional children laws, rules, regulations, practices and trends

Demonstrate knowledge of educational curricula, instructional methodology and techniques, technology, cognitive development of students and integration of these to promote student success

Demonstrate knowledge of the traits and characteristics of various disabilities

Extensive maintenance of accurate records on a timely basis

Compile a variety of records, reports, and documentary forms for Special Education services on a timely basis

Gather and record data on student progress toward academic and behavioral goals on the IEP on a timely basis

Develop and implement the IEP in classroom settings that are compatible with the student's age and developmental level

Must be self-motivated, self-directed, collaborative, and flexible

Establish and maintain working relationships with parents, students, teachers, staff, and administrators

Must be able to perform heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of forces frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects

Other duties as assigned

Application Deadline:  Position Open Until Filled

Position Available:  August 6, 2024

Application Process:  All candidates are required to complete an on-line application via Applicant Tracking.  Please go the Lincoln County Schools website (www.lincoln.k12.nc.us), select EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, and APPLICANT TRACKING to begin the process. Questions should be addressed to the contact person below.

Nathan McLean, Principal

nmclean@lincoln.k12.nc.us

East Lincoln High School

6471 Highway 73

Denver, NC 28037

Phone: 704-736-1860

Fax: 704-483-6751

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EMPLOYER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON BASIS OF AGE,

HANDICAP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, OR SEX