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Job Description

Teach secondary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-2054.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 64,020.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
Currently, there are 132,490 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Special Education Teachers, Secondary School”.

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Tasks for “High School Special Education Teacher”

Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Teach personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.

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