Special Education Teacher

Specialized Education Services • Middle River, MN

10d

About The Position

The Special Education Teacher diagnoses and addresses students’ learning, social, and emotional skill gaps, collaborating with school teams and families to provide personalized guidance. The role delivers SESI’s evidence-based learning and instructional models, along with its positive behavioral interventions and support framework, in innovative instructional environments with smaller class sizes and support services. The teacher works with students from varied developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds and helps them develop knowledge, skills, confidence, and character.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Valid teaching credential appropriate to the role.
• Commitment to learning and implementing feedback.
• Adaptability and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Use SESI’s instructional models, strategies, and curricula to teach knowledge and skills, nurture confidence and character, and meet the needs of all students.
• Develop and maintain individualized, skill-appropriate lesson plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
• Maintain student documents, including individualized education plans (IEPs), behavior intervention plans (BIPs), incident reports, and high-risk evaluation forms.
• Drive, record, and track student growth and progress toward academic, social, and emotional goals.
• Supervise and monitor students, including to and from locations within the school.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time