SY26-27 Middle School Special Education Teachers (4th-8th Grade)

DC Prep • Washington, DC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

DC Prep is seeking a Middle School Special Education Teacher for grades 4th-8th. This full-time, 10-month role is based in Washington, DC. Special Educators are tied to a particular grade level and are departmentalized from 3rd-8th grade. DC Prep is a high-performing network of public charter schools serving over 2,100 preschool through 8th-grade students across six campuses. The school emphasizes a rigorous academic focus, social-emotional learning integrated into daily instruction, and a commitment to reflection and refinement to ensure every student receives a transformative education. The working environment at DC Prep is designed to be supportive, stimulating, and professionally rewarding, fostering meaningful relationships between faculty and students, enabling excellent teaching, and promoting professional collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a competitive college or university required.
• 2+ years of lead teaching experience as a special education teacher in an urban public school with a record of high student achievement highly preferred.
• Desire and willingness to support student achievement in traditionally under-served communities.
• Passion for connecting with students and families in support of student success.
• Extraordinary oral skills to effectively communicate with varied audiences.
• Comfort with and ability to write efficiently and effectively as part of a culture where curriculum writing, email communication, and documentation are critical.
• Superior analytical skills and sound judgment to make critical decisions autonomously.
• Capable of thriving in circumstances involving ambiguity and nuance.
• Meticulous organizational ability in order to set priorities, organize workload, handle multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines.
• Emotional constancy and extraordinary interpersonal skills to ensure purposeful and professional colleague relationships.
• Positive attitude, maturity, and personal stability sufficient for a demanding position.
• Deep belief in DC Prep’s mission, values and commitment to diversity.

Nice To Haves

• Concentration or advanced degree in education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Planning thoughtfully and teaching joyously, adapting the rigorous, standards-based curriculum to meet the particular needs of students, including scaffolding rigorous learning and infusing the day with joy.
• Planning for both grade-level instruction and small-group instruction to meet students where they are.
• Using data intentionally to track progress towards ambitious goals, analyzing academic and classroom culture data to inform instruction and target focus areas.
• Investing in their own learning through weekly professional development opportunities, observations, and feedback conversations.
• Working collaboratively and flexibly with colleagues to ensure all students experience success in the classroom, including daily planning, troubleshooting, and adapting approaches.
• Becoming an expert in one content area within a departmentalized structure (starting in 3rd grade).
• Embodying the DC Prep Way by contributing to a culture of high expectations and student achievement and promoting the DC Prep Way to students, families, and community members.
• Supporting students using a variety of models tailored to individual needs based on assessment data, including inclusion, small group, one-on-one support, and daily targeted interventions.
• Helping all students meet rigorous academic goals and feel successful in the classroom using the least restrictive form of intervention.
• Performing clerical duties related to instructional supplies, student reports and records, attendance reports, and assessments.
• Regularly performing morning, lunch, and afternoon duties as assigned.
• Attending staff and student field trips, after-school events, family-teacher conferences, home visits, and other events involving parents and students as needed.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability insurance
• Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• 403b retirement plan

What This Job Offers

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