Fdc-Special Education Teacher-70036176-Lake Correctional Institution

Requisition No: 823421 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER-70036176-LAKE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70036176 

Salary:  50,000.08 

Posting Closing Date: 02/26/2024 

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

Special Education Teacher – 70036176

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Lake Correctional Institution in the Education Department.

Salary Rate: $50,000.08 annually

SALARY WILL BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAY POLICY. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE APPOINTED AT THE ABOVE LISTED APPOINTMENT RATE.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The incumbent in this position is responsible for providing special education services and teaching assigned academic subjects to students with disabilities in a CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION/facility. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
• Provides consultative and direct services to students, teachers, job supervisors, and other staff, as needed, to monitor implementation of the Individualized Education Plan and discusses/devises methods and modifications to meet individual student needs.
• Conducts Staffing and develops draft Individualized Education Plans for students with disabilities.
• Conducts IEP meetings to finalize Individualized Education Plans for students with disabilities.
• Prepares and maintains all documentation related to students with disabilities.
• Conducts transition planning and makes referrals. This includes liaison and coordination with institutional psychological, medical, and classification staff and may include liaison with other agencies or institutions.
• Identifies needs for re-evaluation and coordinates re-evaluation assessments with Department personnel.
• Counsels and advises individuals regarding their progress, behavior, or personal concerns.
• Provides specialized instruction, assists teachers with providing accommodations and modifications, and regularly monitors student service provision and student progress.
• Participates in staff meetings, seminars, and workshops to update and enhance skills and to facilitate professional development.
• Maintains Professional Educator Certification with Exceptional Student Education endorsement to include any required continuing education coursework.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Skills in teaching others academic, career, and life skills.
• Skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
• Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, application of accommodations, implementation of modifications to curriculum, design of Individualized Education Plans and test design principles.
• Knowledge of information and techniques needed to rehabilitate physical and mental ailments including alternative treatments, rehabilitation equipment and its proper use, and methods to evaluate treatment effects.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques.
• Skills in using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things.
• Skills in talking to others to effectively convey information.
• Skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do.
• Skills in developing approaches for implementing an idea.
• Skills in assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something.
• Skills in listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate.
• Skills in understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Skills in communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience.
• Skills in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Skills in motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Skills in Motivational Interviewing.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to create Microsoft Word documents.
• Ability to make entries and maintain Excel spreadsheets.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; and
• Possess or be eligible to apply for a State of Florida Educator's Certificate. 
  • SPECIAL NOTE:  Non-certified applicants must obtain a State of Florida Educator’s Certificate within 12 months of hire.  State of Florida Educator’s Professional Certificate must be obtained prior to the expiration of Temporary Certificate. State of Florida Educator's professional certificate in an Exceptional Student Education subject area must be obtained within 36 months of appointment.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks. If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.