Special Education Teacher - SPEd - School Setting

TheraEd Staffing Group • Dearborn Heights, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking three Special Education Teachers for full-time school-based positions in Wayne County, Michigan. We are specifically hiring for Elementary Resource Room Teacher, Elementary Cross-Categorical Teacher, and Early Childhood Program (ECP) Teacher. Each position will provide specialized instruction and individualized support based on the needs of its assigned student population while working closely with general education teachers, related service providers, paraeducators, families, and other members of the special education team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Special Education, Education, Early Childhood Education, or a related field appropriate to the assignment.
• Valid or eligible state teaching license or certification appropriate for the assigned Special Education position.
• Knowledge of IEP development, implementation, and progress monitoring.
• Ability to provide differentiated instruction based on individual student needs.
• Strong classroom management, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Special Education classroom experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and small-group specialized instruction in a resource room setting.
• Support elementary students in academic areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Implement specially designed instruction based on each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP).
• Develop, implement, and monitor measurable IEP goals.
• Provide accommodations and modifications to help students access the general education curriculum.
• Monitor student progress, collect data, and adjust instruction based on student performance.
• Serve as case manager for assigned students and maintain required special education documentation.
• Collaborate with general education teachers, families, and related service providers.
• Provide specialized instruction to elementary students with a variety of disabilities and educational needs.
• Differentiate instruction based on students' academic, behavioral, functional, and social-emotional needs.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized IEP goals and services.
• Provide appropriate accommodations, modifications, behavioral supports, and instructional interventions.
• Support students in special education and inclusive general education environments.
• Collect and analyze student progress data and adjust interventions as needed.
• Serve as case manager for assigned students and maintain accurate IEP documentation.
• Collaborate with teachers, paraeducators, families, and multidisciplinary service providers.
• Provide developmentally appropriate special education instruction to young children with disabilities or developmental delays.
• Support development in communication, social-emotional, cognitive, adaptive, motor, and early learning skills.
• Use structured learning, play-based activities, classroom routines, and hands-on instruction to address individual student goals.
• Develop, implement, and monitor IEP goals based on each child's developmental needs.
• Adapt classroom activities, materials, and routines to promote student participation and independence.
• Monitor developmental progress through observations, assessments, and data collection.
• Collaborate with Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, paraeducators, families, and other specialists.
• Maintain a safe, structured, supportive, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay package
• Continuing Education reimbursement
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve

What This Job Offers

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