Teacher, Multiple Disabilities (7th-Adult) - Yolo Education Center, Special Education, Vacancy 27-73

PURPOSE STATEMENT: 

Exempt Under the direction of the assigned supervisor, the job of a Teacher is to provides support to the instructional process with specific responsibility for developing the skills, knowledge, and abilities of students within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum and guidelines; collaborating with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instruction and/or classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students’ parents or guardians regarding instruction programs and student progress. The incumbents in this job perform work that assists Yolo County Office of Education in achieving its mission to provide inspiration, leadership, support, and advocacy that ensure equity and access to high-quality education for all students. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND TASKS: 

The following list of functions, duties, and tasks is typical for this classification.  Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform other closely related or department-specific functions, duties, and tasks from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. • Adapts classroom work (e.g. design lesson plans based on state content and performance standards, provide for individualized and group instruction, teach various subjects utilizing specialized software as necessary, etc.) for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans within established lesson plans. • Administers testing programs, subject specific assessments, etc. (e.g. state and local student assessments, etc.) for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans. • Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress (e.g. conduct initial interviews and conferences with parents; discuss student progress with parents on an on-going basis, etc.) for the purpose of communicating expectations; student's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment. • Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals (e.g. grade reports, reports, etc.) for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration.