Exceptional Education Inclusion

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Have a Valid Tennessee teaching license with appropriate endorsement(s);
• 2. Meet all applicable requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA);

3. Have strong written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal skills; and

4. Meet health and physical requirements.

JOB GOAL To give specialized academic and personal training to students with disabilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

4. Serve as a positive and active participant in Professional Learning Community (at the school level and system level, when applicable.

15. Maintain necessary records and complete the required paperwork in the required time frame.

21. Represent the school and the community in a positive manner; and

22. Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows :

1. Pushing and / or pulling

2. Climbing

3. Stooping and / or kneeling

4. Reaching

5. Talking

6. Hearing

7. Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

1. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.

2. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.

3. Adaptability to dealing with students.

4. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty.

1. Intelligence : The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.

2. Verbal : Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.

3. Numerical : Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.

4. Manual Dexterity : The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.

5. Form Perception : To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.

6. Color Discrimination : The ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

Qualifies for the PROFESSIONAL EXEMPTION from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in regard to overtime. The employee is not entitled to the overtime rate of pay (time and a half) when the employee works over forty (40) hours in the defined work week (from Sunday 12 : 00 a.m. and continues through the following Saturday at 11 : 59 p.m.).

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

The employee is expected to complete a ten-month or two hundred (200) day work year.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.