Qualifications/Requirements:  Must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina teaching license in appropriate licensure area.

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:

• Demonstrate knowledge of educational and exceptional children’s laws, rules, regulations, practices, and trends in accordance with district, state, and federal regulations
• Demonstrate knowledge of educational curricula, instructional methodology and techniques, technology, cognitive development of students and integration of these to promote student success of various disabilities
• Maintain accurate and timely student records in accordance with the North Carolina Policies Governing Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities
• 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
• Develop lesson plans, adapting and modifying materials, collect and maintain documented evidence of student’s progress through oral and written progress reports
• Design activities to assist students with varied disabilities in the development of appropriate academic, functional, behavioral, and social skills to meet their IEP goals and objectives
• Utilize formal and informal diagnostic assessment information to document student needs and services, as appropriate
• Assist students with personal and self-help needs such as eating, toileting, and other essential tasks that the student is not able to perform
• Collaborate and coordinate services with the General Education Teacher of the student
• Treat all students in a fair and equitable manner; interact and communicate effectively with students, co-workers, staff, administrators, parents, and the community
• Must be self-motivated, self-directed, collaborative, and flexible
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district, and in self-selected professional growth activities and demonstrate evidence of growth
• 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