Elementary Special Education Bilingual Inclusion Teacher (Bilingual Spanish - TIA Eligible) - YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary (Immediate Opening)

Reports to: Special Education Manager • Position type: 10-month • Start date: 2026–27 school year

About the role

As a Special Education Inclusion Teacher at YES Prep, you will write data-driven IEPs, develop rigorous lessons for blended learning environments, set ambitious student goals, track growth, build relationships with students and families, create supportive classroom environments, collaborate with co-planners and content teams, conduct weekly tutorials, fulfill campus supervision duties, maintain compliance documentation, and grow professionally through consistent feedback cycles.

Responsibilities

• Writing accurate, aligned, data-driven IEPs for students on your caseload
• Developing rigorous lessons in your specific content area, in 1:1 blended learning environments, to reignite students for college and beyond while bridging gaps for marginalized communities
• Setting ambitious goals with students and monitoring their progress while encouraging them through frequent and persistent feedback
• Tracking student growth and using data and feedback from coaches to create student growth plans when needed for student achievement concerns
• Building transformative relationships with students and families by providing regular, consistent communication with parents via phone, video conference, email, or district-approved website
• Creating a physical or virtual classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students
• Collaborating with co-planner to work through daily lesson plans and add resources when needed to fit students’ needs
• Meeting regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samples
• Working on a team of teachers and leaders to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all students
• Working with content teams in Professional Development to norm on and improve student learning
• Conducting weekly tutorials outside of regular class day to provide additional instruction and support to students
• Completing supervision duties on campus that support student safety including but not limited to morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, detention, and afterschool duty
• Completing compliance tasks including writing accurate, aligned, data-driven IEPs; updating service logs; updating IEP progress reports
• Growing professionally by both receiving and giving feedback on a consistent basis from DOI, School Leader, Administration Team
• Persisting in the face of challenges, learning from mistakes, and setting a strong example of character for students
• Being available by phone, email, or video conferencing to confer with campus leaders, collaborators, students, and/or parents
• Facilitating dyslexia instruction for qualifying students as needed
• Providing personal care services as needed
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
• Texas Educator Certification in Special Education, or willingness to join an Alternative Certification Program (ACP) to get certified in first year
• Strong ability to navigate web-related applications and technology
• Ability to instruct students using a variety of technology applications and platforms
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once
• Dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

Preferred qualifications

• Bilingual – Spanish

Core beliefs

• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools
• Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education
• Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos
• Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results
• Conviction that high expectations + high accountability = high performance and high growth

Compensation

Starting salary: $64,000 annually for the 2026–27 school year. Certification stipend: up to $4,000 (certification required). Signing bonus: up to $4,000. This role is Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) eligible; TIA-designated teachers can earn up to an additional $32,000 per year based on performance on the Instructional Excellence Rubric and student growth for up to 5 years while remaining in the classroom. Projected total earnings with TIA designation: 1 year experience $91,800; 5 years $96,800; 10 years $99,800; 15 years $102,800.

Benefits

• Health and supplemental insurance: $0 monthly medical option includes $600 toward a Health Savings Account; supplemental benefits include Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. (20+ hours/week for full spectrum, 10+ hours/week for medical)
• Retirement: Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off: 10 days PTO per year plus system closures during the Academic Calendar (for employees working 20+ hours/week)
• Paid Leave Programming: Paid leave at 100% for medical needs including maternity/paternity leave, based on eligibility and tenure
• Professional Development: High-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development
• Award-winning culture: Named Houston’s Best Place to Work in 2018, 2019, and 2021; 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education winner; 2016 finalist