Special Education Teacher - Vacancy ID: 180539

Description: Lake Geneva - Genoa City Union High School District is seeking a cross-categorical special education teacher at Badger High School. Qualifications: Has a Wisconsin special education teacher license for high school-aged students (cross-categorical license or comparable) Is knowledgeable about special education laws and processes, including IEPs, evaluations, and co-teaching strategies. Has excellent communication skills with students, staff, and families. Is interested in becoming a member of an innovative and collaborative learning community. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide parents and staff with instructional and behavioral strategies to support students’ progress with IEPs in all educational settings. Ensuring the least restrictive, most appropriate educational program for all students. - Serve as a case manager and act as a resource on the instructional practices and methodology of the most effective teaching of students with disabilities. - Assist in planning and implementing inclusive educational and vocational programs. - Writing IEPs that support students meeting their goals in the mainstream classroom and in their vocational interest areas to support their transition after high school - Demonstrates effective problem-solving and progress monitoring techniques related to designing and implementing child-specific instruction and intervention strategies - Monitor children’s behavioral patterns and arrange appropriate interventions if needed - Collaborate with the support staff (e.g. school counselors, psychologists, speech therapists, and paraprofessionals) to create intervention plans - Other Duties as Assigned. Physical Demands and Work Environment: The employee has frequent contact with students and members of the community. While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is regularly required to engage in conversations and is required to utilize communication skills, such as speaking and listening. The employee is required to sit, stand, and walk at regular intervals throughout the workday. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Essential functions require a high level of concentration and attention to detail. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described above and within the job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The employed shall remain free of any alcohol and non-prescribed controlled substances in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district. Equal Opportunity Employer: Lake Geneva is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Description Purpose: This description documents the general nature and level of responsibility associated with this position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties, and responsibilities required of the employee. It is not intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and monitor the work of employees under supervision. Terms of Employment: Annual Salaried Position-190 day teacher contract Legal Ref.: Sections 118.24 Wisconsin Statutes 121.02(1)(a), (q) PI3, Wisconsin Administrative Code