Special Education Teacher

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will be responsible for teaching groups of students with mild to severe disabilities. You will modify the existing curriculum on basic subjects (e.g. math, writing) to meet each student’s learning requirements and build individual lesson plans tailored to their specific needs. You will also discuss with parents and support staff about important matters that might impede students’ progress.

Ultimately, you will help and inspire children to achieve important learning milestones.

• Assess students’ abilities and craft teaching plans.
• Adapt learning materials to students’ needs.
• Keep track of and reflect on students’ progress.
• Monitor children’s behavioural patterns and arrange appropriate interventions if needed.
• Find engaging activities to teach skills (e.g. drawing and theatre drama)
• Manage classroom crises and resolve conflict.
• Prepare students for transition to the next grade.
• Inform parents about their children’s performance and potential problems.
• Collaborate with the support staff (e.g. music therapist, speech therapist, etc) to create holistic intervention plans.
• Standard administrative works related to students and the classroom.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Proven experience as a Special Education Teacher or relevant role
• Good knowledge of current special education topics and methodologies
• Experience working with children with a wide range of disabilities
• Ability to create IEPs
• A patient, resourceful, and resilient personality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A deep and thorough understanding of the business or organisation.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to understand problems, convey ideas, and conduct training, and all of these are carried out through words.
• Creative and innovative thinking, which enables the employee trainer to keep things fresh to hold trainees’ attention and improvise on their teaching style.
• Excellent presentation skills to present and handle training programs effectively
• Well-developed administrative skills, as an employee trainer is required to manage training programs efficiently, including sessions and budgets.