Float Special Education Teacher

MyPath • Oconomowoc, WI

32d • Hybrid

About The Position

Genesee Lake School is currently seeking a Float- Special Education Teacher to join their team! The Float SPED teacher will serve as a co-teacher, to assist in providing specialized instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities across a variety of classrooms and instructional settings. This is a flexible, float teaching position, designed to support students and teams based on evolving needs rather than being assigned to a single classroom long-term.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Elementary/Secondary Education, Human Services, or a related field
• State Teaching Certification in Special Education or General Education (or eligible for alternative/provisional licensure).
• Strong communication, empathy, team leadership, and a commitment to trauma-informed, student-centered care.
• Growth-oriented, adaptable, and eager to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Review records of incoming students and be prepared to include students in the classroom
• Step in as a temporary IEP case manager when needed, ensuring IEPs are updated, implemented, and aligned with student needs.
• Adapt to changes in IEP case management responsibilities, stepping in when a teacher is unavailable to maintain seamless student support.
• Collaborate with families, therapists, and multidisciplinary teams to support IEP development and service delivery when serving in a classroom teacher role.
• Assist in leading IEP meetings, maintain compliance, and ensure accurate progress monitoring and documentation for student goals.
• Completes and submits necessary paperwork, daily lesson plans, instructional data, behavior data, and weekly summaries or paperwork deadlines as assigned to the immediate supervisor or designee in a timely fashion as scheduled per students assigned.
• Demonstrates flexibility in meeting changing student needs of all classrooms, including new enrollments and schedule changes, per immediate supervisors’ direction.
• Provides leadership and direction to staff responsible for supporting the classroom.
• Promotes respect and rapport between all members of the learning environment.
• Develops and implements overall classroom Individualized Education and Crisis Cycle plans and individualizes these for specific students as necessary, as well as incorporating recommendations from team members.
• Utilizes proactive classroom behavior management approaches that are consistent with the goals and needs of the classroom students and aligns with MyPath therapeutic models.
• Incorporates new instructional models and assessment techniques to assure optimum educational standards and ability to reach students’ changing needs.
• Acts as a role model and sets an appropriate example for students, staff, and the community.
• Always presents self in a professional manner and demonstrates good decision-making and problem-solving.

Benefits

• Health, vision, dental, retirement plan options, generous paid time off, and professional development support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level