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QUALIFICATIONS

1. Valid Tennessee Professional License
2. Ability to communicate effectively with students, school personnel and parents
3. Ability to maintain a cooperative, harmonious relationship within the school setting which fosters recognition and respect for every individual
4. FLSA exempt

REPORTS TO Supervisor of Special Populations 
  
JOB GOAL Responsible for organizing and implementing an instructional program to meet the needs of students who are unable to attend school for physical, health or mental impairment.
  
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Works in coordination with other teachers in planning and developing the student’s program
2. Prepares, implements, and evaluates each student’s work based on individually assessed needs in accordance with district procedures
3. Prepares lesson plans for each student
4. Provides specialized instructional techniques through individual sessions designed to meet the educational needs of students
5. Coordinates with regular or special education teachers regarding the student’s curriculum
6. Collects assignments and returns assignments to school/teacher and confers with the classroom teacher as requested concerning any educational needs of a student
7. Confers with special education teachers regarding progress reports on each student in the program as needed
8. Provides testing to students, TCAP, EOC and Alternate assessment
9. Provides input regarding student progress for 30 day review
10. Maintains documentation of student attendance to homebound sessions
11. Performs other related duties assigned by the Supervisor of Special Populations 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary school, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs.  Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

1. Pushing and/or pulling
2. Climbing and/or balancing
3. Stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling
4. Reaching, handling
5. Talking
6. Hearing
7. Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

1. Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
2. Adaptability to accept responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
3. Adaptability to deal with students
4. Adaptability to make 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 perform adequately a task or job duty. 

1. Intelligence:  Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles and 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:  Ability to move hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
5. Form Perception:  Ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures 

WORK CONDITIONS
Normal working conditions
  
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.

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