.2 POSITION

Requirement:  Kentucky Teacher Certification – Special Education-Teacher of the Visually Impaired

JOB FUNCTION:                         

Provide direct intervention services to students performing below grade level to ensure accelerated student growth. Provide intervention support to school staff.

The teacher shall be an ambassador for Spencer County Schools.

The teacher shall provide excellent customer service to our students, parents, and community.

 PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement with fidelity research based intervention strategies and intervention programs designed to improve the achievement of targeted students.
• Provide intervention in small group and/or one-on-one instructional settings.
• Provide strong leadership to the school in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and standards.
• Serve on appropriate school level team(s)/committees(s) and provide support to other teachers when planning/implementing interventions.
• Administer and analyze data from diagnostic assessments as well as assist school with administration of universal screeners and other assessments as required by the school.
• Maintain and analyze progress-monitoring data collection on students.
• Report and provide progress-monitoring data, as well as, beginning, middle and end of year documentation of student progress to appropriate school, district and state stakeholders.
• Coordinate intensive assistance plans and resources for students receiving services.
• Participate in professional learning activities related to the adopted research based intervention as well as other professional learning opportunities to further develop knowledge/skills.
• Collaborates with teacher cadre/committee to develop and update the components of the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP).
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Develop and maintain a positive rapport with families and staff.
• Perform other duties as specified by the supervisor.

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull weights up to 30 pounds

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AND HAVE A LETTER, PROVIDED BY THE INDIVIDUAL, FROM THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES STATING THE EMPLOYEE IS CLEAR TO HIRE BASED ON NO FINDINGS OF SUBSTANTIATED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOUND THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT