Special Education Teacher- Float

MyPath • Madison, WI

44d • $54,000 - $70,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Richardson School is seeking a Float Teacher to join their Special Education team! The position would float between the Madison + Beloit campuses. The Float Teacher will provide 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 required
• Teacher Certification in Special Education (preferred); or eligible for alternative pathway to SPED licensure
• Eligible for State Special or Regular Education Licensure required
• Maintains teaching licensure with the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in Special Education; Cross-Categorical K-12 preferred.
• Experience in working with students with autism, emotional disabilities, or cognitive disabilities is preferred
• Demonstrates an ability to exercise good judgment and effectively solve problems
• Remains calm under pressure and maintains self-composure/self-control
• Effective working alone and as a member of a team

Nice To Haves

• Teacher Certification in Special Education
• Cross-Categorical K-12 preferred
• Experience in working with students with autism, emotional disabilities, or cognitive disabilities

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 immediate supervisor or designee in a timely fashion as scheduled per students assigned.
• Manages all student/classroom supplies in fiscally responsible manner; consults with leadership as necessary for purchasing.
• Demonstrates flexibility in meeting changing student needs of all classrooms, including new enrollments and schedule changes, per immediate supervisors’ direction.
• Functions within legal, licensing, Agency, and professional standards in maintaining a therapeutic and educational environment for the student within the classroom throughout the school day.
• Establishes a culture for learning as evidenced by student and staff interactions.
• Provides leadership and direction to staff responsible for supporting the classroom.
• Promotes respect and rapport between all members of the learning environment.
• Establish and monitor routines and procedures for consistency, efficient use of time, and the creation of environments conducive to student needs
• Develops and implements overall classroom Individualized Education and Crisis Cycle plans and individualizes this 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.
• Updates Progress Reports in accordance with the trimester or quarterly marking period schedule (i.e., goals met, percent, trials, etc.).
• Completes Incident Reports per policy to ensure communication of pertinent information regarding student’s social, emotional, behavioral, and physical functioning.
• Substitute teaches to provide high quality face to face and/or virtual instruction based on students’ Individualize Education Plans (IEPs) as needed.
• Incorporates new instructional models and assessment techniques to assure optimum educational standards and ability to reach students’ changing needs.
• Applies knowledge gained through participation in continuing education, attendance at professional conferences, review of professional journals and participation in in-service programs and/or other internal opportunities presented.
• Accesses and implements standards-based curriculum and modifications/accommodations based on individual student needs across all classrooms engaging with the full student body as needed.
• Demonstrates continued effort to improve teaching competencies per changing student needs.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance program for further professional development
• Health, Dental, Vision, short-term/long-term disability, life insurance
• Generous PTO package
• Employee Owned Company! You will automatically acquire company stock after one year of employment
• 401(k) Match
• PayActive – access your wages the very next day!

What This Job Offers

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