2025/2026 Candidate Pool - Special Education Teacher

Options For Youth•Victorville, CA

About The Position

Options For Youth (OFY) is seeking passionate, outgoing, authentic, energetic, motivated, and inspiring educators to join their network of free public charter schools. OFY offers a flexible, personalized approach to learning and emphasizes the critical student-teacher relationship for the development of students’ personal, emotional, and academic well-being. For almost 30 years, OFY has helped over 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. The ideal candidate will believe in fostering the student’s vision and inspiring students, recognizing that the student-teacher relationship is key to developing a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being.

Requirements

BA/BS Degree
CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA) and Autism Spectrum Disorders Authorization (AAAS)
Intern-eligible

Responsibilities

Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program.
Tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
Administer and score individual and group tests.
Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.
Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers.
Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress.
Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.
Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.