Special Education Teacher

Position Summary

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position starting the beginning of the 2026/27 school year. Anticipated daily schedule: 8am - 4pm.

Essential Functions

• Maintains ongoing communication with parents, other teachers and Educational Support Services in the planning, implementation and monitoring of programs
• Works collaboratively with other school personnel (e.g., Title I, regular education, school psychologist specialists, classified staff) in meeting the behavioral and academic needs of students
• Strives to improve professional competence through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, classes and other professional development activities
• Administers assessments and collect and interpret data to monitor student progress
• Manages time to complete required special education paperwork
• Monitors the progress of students in all school settings
• Designs instruction, trains, monitors and provides feedback for educational assistants and is available for problem solving
• Manages fiscal components and documentation of the program activities, as appropriate
• Utilizes technology fluently to manage all the components of student programs
• Anticipates program needs and coordinate implementation of program components

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience differentiating practices for diverse populations
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff and community populations

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Oregon teacher's certificate with a Special Education Endorsement
• ESOL endorsements preferred
• Evidence of multi-cultural experience and cultural competency
• Bilingual proficiency and/or multicultural experience strongly preferred