Job Title: Special Education Teacher
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university
Valid Arkansas teaching certificate with special
education endorsement
Reports to: Special Education Director, Principal
Supervises: Students
Job Goal: Provide students with appropriate learning activities and
experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for
intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.
Enable students to develop competencies and skills to
function successfully in society.
Skills Required: Understanding of individual needs of special needs
students
Ability to communicate with all levels of special needs
students and their parents.
Strong organizational, communication, and
interpersonal skills.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The teacher shall be under the general supervision of the Superintendent of Schools and immediately responsible to the principal for executing the policies of the Board as they relate to the function of the school, to the classroom, and to the immediate contact with pupils and parents. The teacher’s specific responsibilities shall be:
To provide guidance to the pupil which will promote his welfare and his proper education development.
To seek professional aid of the school principal and special education director.
To be responsible for child accounting.
To maintain liaison with the parents.
To administer the classroom program.
To provide for the care and protection of school property.
To participate in the business and activities of the faculty.
To cooperate with and participate in the planning and the evaluation of the school
program.
To notify the supervising principal as early as possible when it is necessary to be absent from school.
To maintain a cordial and workable relationship with colleagues.
To inform the supervising principal of any action or situation which has affected or may affect the normal classroom activities and which requires supervisory attention.
To study and comply with School Board policy.
To perform other duties as assigned.
Applications can be found at www.horatioschools.org
Completed applications and questions should be directed by email to:
Cindy Frachiseur, Special Education Director
cfrachiseur@horatioschools.org
870-832-1900