26-27 Middle School Science SPED Teacher
About The Position
The Quad Preparatory School is seeking a Middle School Science Special Education Teacher for the anticipated opening for the 2026-27 School Year. This is a full-time exempt position in an educational facility. Quad Prep's mission is to transform the lives of neurodiverse, twice-exceptional people by redefining the experience of school. The school is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) and is eager to create challenging and engaging learning experiences for its students, seek diverse perspectives, and work together to continuously refine and redefine best practices in neurodiverse education. The Quad Preparatory School actively seeks to advance diversity through its programs and hiring. The school offers a joyful and inclusive culture, inspiring and collaborative colleagues, and a deep commitment to professional learning. Teachers will learn something eye-opening every day from the students and have joy and laughter along the way. The school supports mission-driven educators and clinicians to grow their professional skills and influence in the neurodiversity educational space through close collaboration, coaching, and thoughtful professional learning programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in science, science education, elementary education, special education, or a related field.
- Minimum of 1 year paid teaching experience with upper elementary or middle school students.
- Love for working with middle school students
- Desire and ability to work with students with special needs
- Knowledge, understanding, and strong interest in science
- Ability to connect with middle school students
- Lesson planning and the ability to provide engaging and differentiated instruction
- Effective oral and written communication
- A solid understanding of adolescent academic, social, and emotional development
- Attention to detail
- Maintaining confidentiality and privacy
- Ethical conduct
- Time management and the ability to multitask
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Patience and flexibility
Nice To Haves
- Experience as an upper elementary or middle school science or special education teacher.
- Master’s degree in science education, special education, elementary education, science, or a related field.
- Special education training, including training in the areas of gifted education and twice-exceptional youth.
- Secondary Science, Elementary Education, and/or Special Education teaching credential.
- Experience teaching twice-exceptional youth.
Responsibilities
- Plan and implement high-quality, engaging science lessons that are differentiated to meet the learning needs of the students.
- Regularly assess the students and the curriculum, adapting content and instruction as appropriate; communicating assessment results to parents.
- Subscribe to and implement the school’s philosophy of progressive and personalized education for twice-exceptional children.
- Collaborate with K-12 science teachers to ensure a vertically aligned science program.
- Support students during co-curricular programming that occurs during the school day.
- Create and maintain an orderly and aesthetic learning environment that accounts for students’ social, emotional, and executive functioning needs.
- Maintain accurate records using both our school’s learning management system as well as carefully managed portfolios of student work to illustrate and record progress and achievement.
- Empower students to take charge of their learning by providing all necessary scaffolding, modeling, materials, and resources, and consistently maintaining a high level of expectation for student success.
- Collaborate with other academic staff and psychosocial staff members to plan, integrate, and facilitate cross-curricular, inquiry-based projects.
- Communicate with parents and guardians to provide feedback on pupils’ academic and social-emotional progress through parent-teacher conferences, written reports, phone calls, and emails.
- Follow the professional code and policies of the school and conduct oneself in a way that promotes the mission of the school.
- Utilize technology: Veracross student management system, Google Classroom, and Google Suite, in particular Google Calendar, Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets.
- Attend all faculty and staff meetings, professional development sessions, and required special events (e.g., Curriculum Night, open houses, parent-teacher conferences).
- Perform other duties as assigned, including, but not limited to, teaching electives, serving as an academic advisor, and/or leading a student club (during the school day).
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Student Loan repayment
- Retirement Plan contribution
- Group Life Plan
- Disability Insurance
- Generous Parental Leave
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Pre-tax transit
- Dependent care (DC FSA) accounts
- 401K match
- Professional development opportunities
- First Year Support Program for all new facility and staff
- Leadership Development Institute for those wishing to gain supervisory experience
- Full tuition waiver for candidates wishing to participate in our annual Certificate Program in Meeting the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Students.
- Staff wellness groups
- Social events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
