Date: April 25, 2023

Position: Teacher of Exceptional Children (Extended Content)

Location: Lincolnton High School

Terms of Contract: Permanent, Full-time, Benefit Eligible

Reports To: Principal

Monthly Salary: Teacher State Salary Schedule (plus local supplement)

($5000.00 Recruitment/Retention Bonus)

Qualifications/Requirements: Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina teaching license in appropriate licensure area. Must be highly qualified.

Goal: To provide each special needs student with the individually tailored help, counsel, and learning experience he/she needs to make progress toward educational goals established with the student’s limitations in mind.

Duties:

• Demonstrate knowledge of educational and exceptional children laws, rules, regulations, practices and trends in accordance with district, state, and federal regulations
• Demonstrate knowledge of educational curricula, instructional methodology and techniques, technology, cognitive development of students and integration of these to promote student success of various disabilities
• Maintain accurate and timely student records in accordance with the North Carolina Policies Governing Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities
• Gather and record data on student progress toward academic and behavioral goals on the IEP on a timely basis
• Develop and implement the IEP in classroom settings that are compatible with the student's age and developmental level
• Develop lesson plans, adapting and modifying materials, collect and maintain documented evidence of student’s progress through oral and written progress reports
• Design activities to assist students with varied disabilities in the development of appropriate academic, functional, behavioral, and social skills to meet their IEP goals and objectives
• Utilize formal and informal diagnostic assessment information to document student needs and services, as appropriate
• Assist students with personal and self-help needs such as eating, toileting, and other essential tasks that the student is not able to perform
• Collaborate and coordinate services with the General Education Teacher of the student
• Treat all students in a fair and equitable manner; interact and communicate effectively with students, co-workers, staff, administrators, parents, and the community
• Must be self-motivated, self-directed, collaborative, and flexible
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district, and in self-selected professional growth activities and demonstrate evidence of growth
• Must be able to perform heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of forces frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects
• Other duties as assigned

Application Deadline: Position open until filled

Position Available: August 8, 2023

Application Process: All candidates are required to complete an on-line application via Applicant Tracking. Please go the Lincoln County Schools website (www.lincoln.k12.nc.us), select EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, and APPLICANT TRACKING to begin the process. Questions should be addressed to the contact person below.

Scott Carpenter, Principal

Lincolnton High School

scarpenter@lincoln.k12.nc.us

803 N. Aspen Street

Lincolnton, NC 28092

Phone: (704) 735-3089

Fax: (704) 736-4235

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EMPLOYER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON BASIS OF AGE,

HANDICAP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, OR SEX