Mild/Moderate Special Education Elementary Teacher - UNIVERSITY INTERNS ACCEPTED - 2026/2027 School Year

About the role

Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is an award-winning organization with thriving performing arts and athletic programs, nationally recognized marching bands, and engaging parent-school partnerships. CVUSD is home to campuses that have been honored as California Distinguished Schools, Golden Bell recipients, California Pivotal Practices awardees, National Blue Ribbon beneficiaries, Model-Continuation School, state recognized PBIS schools, and California Schools to Watch honorees. We are seeking talented and committed leaders to join our award-winning team.

Job Description / Essential Elements

• Resource Specialist:
• Provides an educational program for students identified as having exceptional needs.
• Confers frequently with parents and professional staff on each pupil's progress.
• Responsible for the diagnosis and remediation of students with learning disorders, including the development and implementation of an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP).
• Supervises an instructional aide.
• Coordinates and chairs all School Appraisal Team (SAT) functions.
• Identifies students with special needs and develops and implements an individualized educational plan.
• Refers students not making adequate progress to Educational Assessment Services.
• Supervises at least one full-time resource specialist aide.
• Develops appropriate behavioral management strategies.
• Administers appropriate assessment tools for identifying, placing, and evaluating students referred to SAT.
• Provides appropriate materials and media for regular classroom instruction.
• Provides appropriate instructions or resources as prescribed in the IEP.
• Maintains a caseload not exceeding 24 at any given period.
• Develops weekly lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the District's instructional philosophy and curriculum.
• Monitors classroom environment ensuring clean and safe conditions, notifying principal of any unclean or unsafe classroom conditions.
• Monitors classroom activities, making students responsible for putting materials, supplies, tools, etc., safely and neatly away at the end of class session.
• Learning Handicapped/Special Day Class:
• Provides an educational program for pupils demonstrating a significant discrepancy between their academic potential and classroom performance.
• Teaches learning handicapped pupils in a special day class the basic learning skills and other subject matter commensurate with their emotional, physical, and intellectual needs.
• Provides individualized and small group instruction that parallels regular classroom curriculum with emphasis on remedial reading instruction.
• Provides individualized and small group counseling on educational and personal problems.
• Confers frequently with parents and professional staff on each pupil's progress.
• Assists in the diagnosis of learning disorders, development of planned remediation, and evaluation of pupil's progress.
• Provides appropriate physical and psychological environment to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes, social skills, and self-image.
• Arranges for integration of pupils into regular classes for instruction in areas where pupils can meet with success.
• Serves as a member of the School Appraisal Team (SAT) or the District Educational Assessment Team (EAS).
• Supervises pupils assigned to his group as problem situations arise elsewhere in the schools.
• Performs all other functions performed by regular classroom teachers.
• Maintains a caseload not exceeding 24 at any given period.
• Develops weekly lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the District's instructional philosophy and curriculum.
• Monitors classroom environment to ensure clean and safe conditions, notifying principal of any unclean or unsafe classroom conditions.
• Monitors classroom activities, making students responsible for putting materials, supplies, tools, etc., safely and neatly away at the end of class session.

Credential

• Special Education Credential
• Minimal B.A. degree

Qualifications

• Three or more years full-time teaching experience
• Completed or enrolled in an advanced preparation program in special education
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills, facilitating joint problem-solving and sharing of skills and resources
• Demonstrates skills in effective communication with parents and staff
• Demonstrates skills in dealing with conflicts
• Demonstrates knowledge of due process procedures and their implementation
• Recognizes the need for student services beyond the scope of the Resource Specialist program

Supervision

• Resource Specialist: Director of Pupil Personnel Services
• Learning Handicapped/Special Day Class: School principal with staff assistance from the Special Education Department

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid California teaching credential: Education Specialist Instruction (Mild/Moderate or Mild/Moderate Support Needs)
• Proof of University Intern Eligibility: Education Specialist Instruction (Mild/Moderate or Mild/Moderate Support Needs)
• Valid RSP Certificate (necessary with Learning Handicapped credential only)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders Added Authorization (AAAS)
• English Learner Authorization
• Copy of Transcript (ALL Undergraduate AND Graduate Coursework)
• Credential Copy (A detailed screenshot from the CTC website OR an Intern Eligible letter from your University OR a credential status letter from your university with an anticipated date of completion OR proof of credential application. PLEASE NOTE: Credential must post by July 1, 2026.)
• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two (2) letters of recommendation - must be signed and dated within the last 24 months. Only wet signatures and e-signatures will be accepted; names typed out in a stylized font will not be accepted as a signature. Letters from relatives are not acceptable.)
• Other (Autism Spectrum Disorders Added Authorization - AAAS)
• Resume