Part-Time Special Education Teacher

About the role

This position is for part-time Special Education Teachers and Early Childhood Special Education Teachers for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. The district utilizes pool postings to connect with qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Plans and teaches learning for students with disabilities.
• Maintains a positive learning environment.
• Provides interventions and accommodations to support students' participation and progress in the general curriculum.
• Maintains progress, records, and discipline.
• Works collaboratively with students, parents, building staff, and other IEP team members to provide and implement IEP services.
• Develops students’ cognitive, emotional, and social capacities for learning.
• Maintains a classroom atmosphere conducive to enhancing interpersonal relationships, social skills, problem resolution, and decision making while achieving academic success.
• Continuously assesses and evaluates progress toward IEP goals.
• Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and translates lesson plans into learning experiences.
• Positively fosters students’ self-esteem.
• Works with and understands a diverse student population.
• Integrates social skills, technology, and communication into the curriculum.
• Plans and guides the learning process to help students achieve their program objectives.
• Selects and uses effective instructional methods and learning materials.
• Supports the ongoing curriculum development of the program.
• Selects and implements Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) as needed based on individual student needs.
• Establishes a cooperative relationship with all assigned students.
• Maintains open lines of communication with parents, guardians, and staff.
• Engages in professional growth activities.
• Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping and lesson planning and student progress toward IEP goals.
• Completes Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) as needed based on individual student needs.
• Supports the District’s vision, aims, and goals.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in education from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Nebraska Teaching Certificate with endorsement in areas allowable for position (Early Childhood Special Education, Early Childhood Inclusive, Special Education Generalist, etc).
• Excellent attendance record.
• Professional verification of successful classroom teacher performance and/or student teaching experience.
• Evidence of the willingness and ability to comply with standards for ethical and professional performance established by the State Board of Education.
• Ability and patience to work interactively with students.
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and special education students.
• Knowledge of OPS’s mission, purpose, goals and the role of every employee in achieving each of them.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and special education students.
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy.
• Knowledge of OPS’s mission, purpose, goals and the role of every employee in achieving each of them.

Skills

• Organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deliver teaching instruction in accordance with approved curriculum and standards.
• Ability to conform to proper standards of professional dress and appearance.
• Excellent skills in verbal and written communication.
• A demonstrated philosophy that all students can and will learn.
• Ability to understand the individual needs of each student.
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Outlook and the student information system.
• Displays a significant degree of professionalism and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Full health insurance for part-time certificated staff as outlined in the OEA Master Agreement.
• District will pay 50% of the percentage it pays for full-time certificated staff for health insurance premiums.
• Group term life insurance eligibility.
• Sick leave, personal leave, and bereavement leave provisions are available.

Pay

The salary is prorated to the number of hours worked plus 10 percent of the regular teaching salary. Salary credit may be awarded for applicable experience. Placement on the salary schedule will follow the applicable negotiated agreement.

Schedule

Part-time, at least .5 FTE or greater (at least 20 hours per week). Specific schedule will be determined based on the needs of the district and in collaboration with the employee, Human Resources, and Building Administration / per negotiated agreement.