Special Education Teacher -Life Skills (2026-2027 SY)

Job Title:             Special Education Teacher

FLSA Status:       EXEMPT

Salary Range:    $55,000-$80,165 (Depending on Licensure Level, Education, and Experience)

Minimum Qualifications:

                                Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university;

                                NM teaching License with appropriate endorsements. 

Skills/Aptitudes:

Good organizational ability; good written and oral communication skills; ability to maintain high level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding students, staff, parents, and school matters.

Essential Job Responsibilities of Teacher:

• Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior.
• Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations.
• Follows District Code of Conduct policies.
• Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.
• Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.
• Communicates accurately and effectively in the content area and maintain a professional rapport with students.
• Obtains feedback from and communicates with students in a manner which enhances student learning and understanding. Utilizes a variety of teaching methods and resources with students who are exceptional and their teachers.
• Encourages the development of student involvement, responsibility, and critical thinking skills.
• Manages the classroom to ensure the best use of instructional time.
• Creates an atmosphere conducive to learning, self-discipline
• Follows board policies and administrative rules and regulations.
• Communicates accurate and current information to students in a way that enhances student learning, and includes demonstrating effective writing skills, and use of standard English.
• Manages time appropriately.
• Cooperates with administration, parents, and colleagues.
• Creates a positive atmosphere and arranges the physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning.
• Develops annual Individual Education Plans (IEP) using district provided program for all students assigned to the teachers caseload prior to the due date of the IEP.
• Gathers all information needed for diagnostic re-evaluation and submits to the site assigned diagnostician 4 weeks prior to the evaluation due date.
• Schedules all IEP meetings prior to the IEP due date.
• Implements IEP's and collects all data to support implementation of IEP.
• Collaborates with site administrator to address student behavior as needed.
• Conducts Functional Behavioral Assessments and composes Behavior Intervention Plans as needed.
• Complies with all IDEA-B laws.
• Collaborates with general education teachers and other service providers to ensure that students who are exceptional receive appropriate instruction.
• Demonstrates concern for student’s well-being and positive esteem.
• Takes precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required by the school district, and reports progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner.
• Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
• Completes duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned.
• Leaves adequate preparations for a substitute.
• Develops and implements appropriate classroom management strategies while maintaining high expectations for student behavior.
• Encourages cooperation between students.
• Maintains student involvement in appropriate tasks.
• Uses and applies appropriate conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrates public relations skills.
• Uses appropriate techniques, strategies, and materials to achieve the desired instructional goal.
• Adapts the curriculum to meet the needs of individual students.
• Uses current technology for instruction and management purposes.
• Uses diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.
• Selects, uses, and interprets evaluation data.
• Maintains availability to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day, if needed.
• Attends extracurricular activities.
• Spends time beyond the school day grading, and recording papers, planning instruction, etc.
• Reports suspected child abuse and neglect.
• Monitors students on field trips and is accountable for each student.
• Acts as a good role model within the context of the school.
• Supervises educational assistants, practicum students, student teachers, and high school vocational lab students.
• Develops and uses community and professional resources.
• Understands and applies learning theories.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Salary : $55,000 - $80,165