Special Education Teacher

Position Overview

As a Special Education Teacher you will change lives through education by working one‑on‑one with students who need special support, helping them understand both their capabilities and disabilities while developing and applying personalized learning approaches and programs that support their growth, progress, and success.

Essential Functions

• Create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages student interests, and allows them to perform at their very best.
• Utilize direct‑instruction techniques to guide students through activities that promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary‑school success.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location and the needs and capabilities of the individuals involved.
• Assess student accomplishments on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
• Recognize and evaluate learning and other disabilities regularly; seek assistance or referral to district specialists as needed.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Explore individual needs and provide side‑by‑side support to discover how each student learns best, developing personalized solutions for each learner’s style and abilities.
• Master the proven curriculum, implement the school’s educational philosophy, and guide students toward achievement of curriculum goals.
• Evaluate each student’s learning capabilities and celebrate accomplishments.
• Encourage students to uphold school values, model mature behavior, and demonstrate good character in the classroom, on campus, and throughout their lives.
• Contribute positive, powerful energy that fuels school spirit, model values, inspire others, and have fun.
• Solve matters with composure, integrity, and compassion while immersing yourself in significant connections with students, parents, and fellow educators.
• Participate in events outside of normal hours as needed.
• Perform active duties that require lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus, and traveling to other campuses as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Current special education certification with proper endorsement(s) according to state and federal standards.
• Successful completion of a criminal‑history background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of special education teaching experience with proven proficiency in the subject and specialty area of the position.

Other Requirements

• Physical demands include frequent walking, standing, stooping, and lifting up to approximately 25 lb (occasional lifting of equipment or materials up to approximately 40 lb).
• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods, see and read computer screens and printed material (with or without vision aids), hear and understand speech at normal levels, speak clearly in person and on the telephone, and follow oral and written instructions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Duties are performed primarily in school and/or office settings throughout the division.

Benefits

• Industry‑leading pay with rewards, referral bonuses, and paid time‑off.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Discounted onsite childcare and priority enrollment for students.
• Retirement plans.
• Promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.