Job Description

Long Term Substitute Middle School Special Education Teacher

Klinger Middle School

Teaching Certification - Must have a valid PA Certification in Special Education

Term of Employment - Salary and Benefits per Collective Bargaining Agreement

Salary Range - $54,160 - $83,501 per 26'-27' Salary Schedule.

LTS Assignment: 10/13/2026 - 4/9/27

Position Summary: The instruction and supervision of assigned special education pupils during the period of time school is in session

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Evaluation and identification of individual student progress and special help as required to insure successful learning
2. Maintenance of student discipline including development and implementation of behavior management plans
3. Supervision of extended study activities, such as study halls, school assemblies, homeroom activities and co-curricular activities
4. Performance of activities related to attendance, grade reporting and student records, and the interpretation of this information to parents
5. Attendance and participation at faculty meetings, on curriculum committees and other special committees
6. Compliance with and participation in current district educational initiatives
7. Understanding of goals through cooperative, effective work with other staff
8. Incorporation and implementation of technology as appropriate to instruction
9. Awareness of and compliance with school board policies and regulations
10. Counseling of students and appropriate referrals made on decisions relating to their educational program, career planning and personal problems which affect success in school.
11. Maintenance of conditions of health and safety in the classroom and in the school
12. Proper care of school plant and assigned equipment
13. Preparation of reports requested by principal
14. Attention to health requirements of individual students
15. Planning for the participation in parent-teacher conferences including IEP and MDT meetings
16. Participation in continuing in-service education activities as sponsored by the school or district
17. Activities associated with preparations for the evaluation of a school or a program within a school by the state Department of Education and/or any other accrediting agency
18. Maintenance of professional growth through in-service programs, graduate courses, and awareness of innovations in area of certification and in education in general
19. Those tasks which are necessary for the preparation for instruction, actual instruction and management of student-learning activities in accordance with school district established courses of study and/or curriculum and student Individualized Education Plans (IEP).

All employment is provisional for 90 days as required by ACT 168 of 2014, enacted December 22, 2014. MUST SUBMIT ACT 168 FORM TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYERS WHERE YOU HAVE HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.