Special Education Teacher

Legacy Traditional Schools • Columbia, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Special Education Teacher at Legacy Traditional Schools, you will work one-on-one with students who need additional support to understand their capabilities and disabilities. You will develop and apply personalized learning approaches and programs to support each student’s growth, progress, and success. The role focuses on creating an engaging classroom, guiding students through curriculum and activities that promote social, physical, and intellectual development, and helping students achieve curriculum goals. You will evaluate learning capabilities, celebrate accomplishments, model mature behavior and good character, and build positive connections with students, parents, and fellow educators. The position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus, subject to eligibility and terms discussed with a recruiter.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor’s degree or a more advanced degree.
• Hold a current Special Education teaching certificate in the state where the position is located.
• Have a passion for teaching and helping others learn and succeed.
• Be active in the role, including light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout campus, and traveling to other campuses as required.
• Meet applicable background check requirements, which may vary by state and may include state and national criminal history checks.

Responsibilities

• Create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages students’ interests, and enables them to perform at their best.
• Use direct instruction to guide students through activities that promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school success.
• Explore individual student needs, provide side-by-side support, identify how each student learns best, and develop personalized solutions suited to their learning style and abilities.
• Master and implement the school’s curriculum and education philosophy, guiding students toward curriculum goals.
• Evaluate each student’s learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments.
• Encourage students to uphold the school’s values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on campus, and in their lives.
• Participate in events outside normal hours.
• Build meaningful connections with students, parents, and fellow educators.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus; eligibility and terms to be discussed with recruiter.
• Industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, and paid time off.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority.
• Retirement plans.
• Promotion opportunities, training, and mentoring.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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