Date: February 23, 2026
Position: Teacher of Exceptional Children - Special Education - Extended Content Curriculum - Self-Contained
Location: Iron Station Elementary
Terms of Contract: 10 months full-time benefit eligible FLSA EXEMPT
Reports To: Principal
Monthly Salary: Teacher State Salary Schedule plus local supplement
Qualifications:
Requirements: Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina teaching license in appropriate licensure area. Adaptive Licensure Preferred.
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 students 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 students age and developmental level. • Develop lesson plans, adapting and modifying materials, collect and maintain documented evidence of students 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 force 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: March 2, 2026
Application Process: All candidates are required to complete an online application via Applicant Tracking. Please visit 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.
Contact Information: Anna Gilbert Principal agilbert2@lincoln.k12.nc.us Iron Station Elementary School 4207 Highway 27 E Iron Station, NC 28080 Phone: 704-736-4292 Fax: 704-735-8336
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Employer does not discriminate on basis of age, handicap, national origin, race, religion, or sex.