Special Education Teacher

Legacy Traditional Schools•Maricopa, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Legacy Traditional Schools, the Special Education Teacher will have the opportunity to change lives through education by connecting and working one-on-one with students needing special support. This role involves understanding students' capabilities and disabilities, developing and applying personalized learning approaches and programs to support their growth, progress, and success. The teacher will create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages student interests, and allows them to perform at their best. They will utilize direct instruction techniques, explore individual needs, and provide side-by-side support to discover how each student best learns, developing personalized solutions. The teacher will implement Legacy Traditional Schools' proven curriculum and philosophy of education, guiding students toward curriculum goals, evaluating learning capabilities, and celebrating accomplishments. They are also expected to encourage students to uphold values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.

Requirements

Holding a bachelor’s degree or more advanced degree
A current K- 12 Special Education Mild/Moderate OR Special Education Moderate/Severe teaching certificate within the state the position is located.
Creating positive, powerful energy that fuels our school spirit.
Filling our campuses with exceptional students and diverse talent.
Modeling our values, inspiring others and having fun.
Solving matters with composure, integrity and compassion.
Immersing yourself in significant connections with our students, parents, and fellow educators.
Having a passion for teaching others, helping others learn, and celebrating their success.
Depending on the state to which you are applying, background check requirements may vary. Including but not limited to state and national criminal history background check.

Responsibilities

Change lives through education as you connect and work one-on-one with students needing special support to understand both their capabilities and disabilities as you develop and apply personalized learning approaches and programs that support their growth, progress, and success.
Create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages the interests of the students and allows them to perform at their very best.
Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth that is needed for primary school success!
Explore individual needs and give side-by-side support to discover how each student best learns and develop personalized solutions to each students’ learning style and abilities.
Master our proven curriculum as you implement our philosophy of education and guide the learning process and students toward the achievement of the curriculum goals.
Evaluate each student’s learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments.
Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.
Participating in events outside of normal hours.
Being active in the role when light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus and traveling to other campuses as required.