Special Education Teacher2026-2027 School Year
Salary: $52,503.35 Annually
The following position requires you to be certified with the Virgin Islands Board of Education. Please ensure you are certified to teach in the United States Virgin Islands prior to applying for this position. For more information on how to be certified, please go to https://www.myviboe.com/certifications.
Description
Educational and guidance duties with children referred from the Division of Mental Health Services with home and school adjustments problems. An employee in this class is responsible for establishing liaison between the community schools, homes, and the Mental Health program. This includes locating behavioral and adjustment problems as well as the needs of exceptional or handicapped children and slow learners, and recommending ways of meeting their problems and needs. Work is performed in accordance with professional standards and procedures and under supervision of a Psychiatrist or the Director of Mental Health Services, but an employee is allowed considerable latitude in applying acquired training and experience to assigned duties. Work is reviewed primarily through conferences and review of reports for compliance with departmental policies and for adherence to standards and accepted techniques and procedures of the profession.
Duties and Responsibilities
Prepares course objectives and outlines for course of study following the curriculum and guidelines and requirements of the territory and school.
Prepares materials and classroom for class activities.
Keeps attendance records and maintains accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policies, and administrative regulation.
Completes IEP progress reports for each student.
Maintains discipline in the classroom and enforces all administration policies and rules governing students.
Meets with parents and guardians to discuss their childrens progress and to determine priorities and resource needs for their children.
Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students varying needs and interests.
Selects, stores, orders, issues, and inventories classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Attends staff meetings and serves on committees as required.
Administers educational tests to children and adults, scores, and analyzes such tests, and reports to supervisors on the results.
Gives instruction and supervision to teachers in the area of education of the exceptional child.
Provides special instructions for handicapped children as one method of relieving emotional stress.
Leads discussion groups for professional and laypersons on various child guidance subjects.
Conducts study groups for parents of exceptional children.
Interviews clients, interprets, and reports results to the mental health team.
Serves as an educational consultant to the mental health division and to other community agencies upon request.
Serves as a consultant to the Courts and other community agencies concerned with developing methods and techniques for the prevention of juvenile delinquency.
Performs tasks and assumes duties as required by the school principal or designee.
Minimum Qualifications
The following position requires you to be certified with the Virgin Islands Board of Education. Please ensure you are certified to teach in the United States Virgin Islands prior to applying for this position. For more information on how to be certified, please go to https://www.myviboe.com/certifications.
Position Factors
FACTOR I: SUPERVISORY CONTROLS
Works under the direct supervision or assignment of a Principal, Assistant Principal, or designee assigned by the principal.
Work is controlled by routine review and reporting to or consultation of a supervisor.
Work is reviewed through class visits, reports, and achievement of objectives.
FACTOR II: GUIDELINES
Federal safety and privacy laws, including HIPPA and Departmental policies, guidelines, and procedures, must be followed.
FACTOR III: COMPLEXITY
Work requires advanced judgment and ingenuity. Plans and performs complex work involving new or changing conditions. Involved in strategic planning to carry out Department policies, objectives, and programs for teaching and learning. Makes decisions that involve a great deal of responsibility.
FACTOR IV: SCOPE AND EFFECT
Is responsible for the planning and implementation of instructional programs so that students achieve individual maximum potential to redound to the benefit of the student and community.
FACTOR V: PERSONAL CONTACTS AND PURPOSE OF CONTACTS
Personal contact is made with students, fellow employees, supervisors, administrators, and parents/guardians for the purpose of obtaining clarifying or giving facts or information to aid in accomplishing daily tasks and long-term objectives for students and the Department.
FACTOR VII: PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing duties of the job, the employee is required to:
FACTOR VIII: WORK ENVIRONMENT
Requires performing regular job functions in a typical classroom environment.
Necessary Special Qualifications