Teacher, Special Day Class Counseling Enriched Program (For the 2026-2027 school year)

About the role

The Special Day Class (SDC) Teacher in the Counseling Enriched Program provides specialized academic instruction and therapeutic classroom support to students with identified disabilities whose educational needs require a highly structured, therapeutic, and trauma-informed learning environment. The SDC Teacher serves students in counseling-enriched special education settings operated by the Whole Child Department and the SPA school program. This school is a new program, and staff will play an important role in helping build its foundation and shape its culture, systems, and practices. The program has strong support from the Superintendent as well as the committee that thoughtfully designed and developed the vision for this initiative. Team members will have the unique opportunity to contribute to a collaborative effort focused on creating a high-quality program for students from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement individualized instructional programs aligned with students’ IEPs
• Collaborate closely with mental health clinicians and multidisciplinary teams
• Utilize trauma-informed practices and de-escalation strategies to support students with significant emotional, behavioral, and social needs

Qualifications

• Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) or Extensive Support Needs (ESN) Education Specialist Instruction Credential (required)
• 5+ years experience working with students
• Valid CA Driver’s License & Evidence of Insurability or alternate transportation of comparable time and cost

Requirements

• Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) or Extensive Support Needs (ESN) Education Specialist Instruction Credential (required)
• 5+ years experience working with students
• Valid CA Driver’s License & Evidence of Insurability or alternate transportation of comparable time and cost

Benefits

A COE prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, immigrant status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD