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Career Opportunity
Class Title:	Special Education Teacher/ESOL Teacher			Position#:	17400
Class Code/Slot:	UB05/32			Band:	0
Department:	Educational Services
Location:	Spartanburg
Employment Information:	Full-time FTE Position/42 weeks per year/37.50 hours week
Salary Range:	Based on Education and Experience/DOE Certification
		BA Level:	$32,706		minimum
		BA Plus 18 hours:	$34,177		minimum
		MA Level:	$37,447		minimum
Duties:
Identify ESOL students based on the home language survey completed by parents and contact parents of ESOL students to gather pertinent information. Order and administer all required testing (ITP and ELDA) for all ESOL students enrolled on the SCSDB Spartanburg campus and evaluate student performance in the classroom and maintain individual student folders on each student in the ESOL program (work samples, test, grades, etc.) Collaborate with the classroom teacher with the development of ESOL goals for the IEP and accommodations/modifications and strategies to achieve the goals. Develop, implement and evaluates lessons based on the Long Range Plan, IEP goals and the SC curriculum standards for the special education classroom assigned. Develop an Individualized Educational Program for each child assigned in the special education classroom.
Qualifications:
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education (Deaf/HH, VI, or closely related field) and must also be certified by the SC State Department of Education in the area of English as a Second Language (ESOL). The ESOL/Special Education Teacher must be able to work as part of a team with staff, students and families. Must has knowledge of current theory and practice in the area of Special Education and English as a Second Language with an awareness of the cultures and the educational effects of these cultures on limited English speaking students. In addition, the ESOL/Special Education Teacher must have the ability to evaluate the educational needs of students and develop teaching strategies based on those needs and be able to communicate these strategies effectively with parents, students and staff. Minimum Entry Level SCPI: Intermediate; Goal Skill Level SCPI: Advanced.
State Application Required:	Office of Human Resources
	SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
	355 Cedar Springs Road
	Spartanburg, SC 29302
Opening Date:	November 24, 2009
Closing Date:	Until filled
The School for the Deaf and the Blind is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.