1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Special Education Teacher do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Education
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What is your job title?
Special Education Teacher
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I work for a medium sized school district.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
2 years at this particular school, but I have actually taught for 20 years.
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
60
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I plan and implement individual education plans for middle schoolers with moderate to severe disabilities. I teach, feed, toilet my students. I also have 5 paraprofessionals who help within my classroom. My student caseload for this year was 10 students.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
38,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
40000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
Health Insurance, but I pay $600 of the $900 per month, KPERS, vacation
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
under
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I work with others all day, every day. I like it expect for when I am needing to write an IEP or report.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
School. I hate that we don't have windows withing our classrooms. It can be a bit confining at times. Otherwise, it is a good work environment.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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7 Income
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2 Work Environment - co-workers
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3 Work Environment - supervisors
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6 Benefits
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5 Hours
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4 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
That person would need to go to college and get a degree in Education and a Master's in Special Education.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Patience, sense of humor as cleaning up poop just isn't a fun task, empathy for what the family and student are living, strong stomach need I say poop again, multitasker I may be teaching when a student has a seizure
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
yes
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Think long and hard about entering the educational field as the expectations have quadrupled and the pay is not where it should be for the stress that we are under I love what I do, but had I known what state this field would be in, I would have rethought my career choose.
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