Position Type: Special Education in Elementary

Location: Greenbrier School District 

Qualifications:

1. Valid Arkansas Teaching License
1. Special Education K-12 Licensure OR willingness to complete an alternate route to licensure under guidance from the district and DESE OR enrollment in a state-approved special education program leading to licensure

 

The Greenbrier School District is seeking applicants to be active members of our professional learning community and who are interested in living the mission and vision of our school district while committing to our core beliefs:

• Children come first.
• The classroom is the most important place in the district.
• Leadership and accountability are keys to our success.

 

 

Job Description

This position is responsible for providing instruction and support designed to  prepare students for current and future success. 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Consistently uses effective and productive soft skills with all school district stakeholders
• Provide individualized services in a range of settings including resource and co-teaching
• Implement evidence based inclusive practices
• Reports to work as scheduled on a regular and reliable basis.
• Teaches District approved curriculum daily.
•  Implement school or district curricular goals.
• Participate in all prescribed professional development programs and activities, including but not limited to RISE training, inclusive practices, due process, etc.
• Meet requirements of Science of Reading proficiency
• Participate in all prescribed professional development programs and activities
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials
• Provides individualized and small group instruction to differentiate for the needs of each student daily
• Create and maintain a classroom environment that is conducive and appropriate to learning in both appearance and activities
• Follows all laws and regulations related to special education services
• Motivate students to learn.
• Carries out lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences daily.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of learning objectives and curriculum goals daily
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, etc, and communicates these objectives to students
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities daily.
• Assists students in establishing and maintaining standards of behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere daily
• Progress monitor students' growth (academic/social/behavior) and report monitoring data
• Communicate with students and parents on student progress on a continuous basis
• Actively participates on content and/or grade level team(s) within the school
• Participate in collegial and professional  activities within the school and District
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations
• Develop and administer content specific assessments for the purpose of assessing student competency levels
• Instruct students for the purpose of improving their success in academics through a defined course of study
• Maintain personal safety of students
• Respond to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and /or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Ensure that substitutes will have all information necessary for effective instruction
• Follow state, district, and school policies and expectations
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Contact Information:

Name – Dr. Kelli Martin

Title – Deputy Superintendent

Phone – 501.679.4808

Email – martink@greenbrierschools.org

Salary Range/Schedule: http://greenbrierschools.org/salaries

Terms of Employment: 191-day contract