Date:  April 9, 2025

Position:   Teacher of Exceptional Children

                  EC –Extended Content

Location: Lincolnton Middle School

Terms of Contract:  10 months, full-time, benefit eligible                        

• $800 Recruitment/Retention Bonus


• New hires are eligible


• Teachers not fully licensed in the correct area but who are able to obtain a provisional license (residency etc.)


• will receive half.


• LCS Teachers serving in the role of resource or inclusion are eligible for bonus if they move to an extended


• content separate setting classroom. Separate to separate is ineligible for bonus.


• 1/2 will be paid December 2025, 1/2 paid June 2026

Reports To:  Principal

Monthly Salary:   Teacher State Salary Schedule (plus local supplement)

FLSA:  EXEMPT

Qualifications/Requirements:  Must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina teaching license in appropriate licensure area.

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 student’s limitations in mind.

Duties:

• Instruct and assess individual students and groups based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study


• Develop lesson plans to assist EC students appropriate academic, behavioral, and social skills in accordance with IEP goals


• Demonstrate knowledge of educational and exceptional children laws, rules, regulations, practices and trends


• Demonstrate knowledge of educational curricula, instructional methodology and techniques, technology, cognitive development of students and integration of these to promote student success


• Demonstrate knowledge of the traits and characteristics of various disabilities


• Extensive maintenance of accurate records on a timely basis


• Compile a variety of records, reports, and documentary forms for Special Education services on a timely basis


• 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 student's age and developmental level


• Must be self-motivated, self-directed, collaborative, and flexible


• Establish and maintain working relationships with parents, students, teachers, staff, and administrators


• Must be able to perform heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of forces 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:  August 5, 2025

Application Process:

All candidates are required to complete an on-line 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. 

Matthew Hovis, Principal

mhovis3@lincoln.k12.nc.us

Lincolnton Middle School

2361 Startown Road

Lincolnton, NC 28092

Phone: 704-735-1120

Fax: 704-732-6811

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EMPLOYER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON BASIS OF AGE,

HANDICAP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, OR SEX