2026 -2027 SY - Special Education Teacher

Girls Global Academy • Washington, DC

20h

About The Position

The Special Education Teacher will be committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom environment where students are encouraged to explore and excel. This role includes contributing to GGA’s curriculum development, and supporting the school’s mission of academic excellence and female empowerment.

Requirements

• Certification in special education preferred
• Bachelor’s degree, (Master’s preferred) with a concentration in content area
• Secondary classroom experience in an urban context (three years preferred)
• Solid and demonstrable teaching experience working with a variety of student academic levels
• Creative and enthusiastic approach to teaching and learning
• Ability to write a cohesive lesson plan
• Exhibits ability to collaboratively work within and across disciplines with a diverse instructional team
• Demonstrates ability to work with parents and community
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, classroom management, and adaptive teaching
• Lead extra-curricular activities during and/or after school
• Receive and incorporate feedback from team leaders, executive leadership and peers
• Growth minded, receiving and incorporating feedback from team leaders, executive leadership and peers

Responsibilities

• Develops cohesive unit and lesson plans aligned with GGA’s curriculum standards, emphasizing both special education literacy and global awareness.
• Uses student performance data to inform and differentiate instruction, ensuring that all students are appropriately challenged and supported.
• Designs and implements a variety of formative and summative assessments to measure student understanding and mastery of key special education concepts.
• Integrates interdisciplinary connections between special education and other subject areas, highlighting the relevance of special education principles to real-world issues and students’ local and global contexts.
• Encourages hands-on experimentation and project-based learning experiences that promote collaboration, leadership, and confidence among female students in special education fields.
• Incorporates culturally responsive teaching practices that affirm diverse perspectives and experiences in special education learning.
• Plans and teaches lessons using inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning
• Uses a wide range of technologies and strategies to differentiate instruction based on readiness, learning difference, and interest.
• Uses student data to drive instructional decisions
• Contributes to interdisciplinary curriculum planning and development
• Fosters positive relationships with students
• Develops regular communication protocols with parents
• Delivers thoughtful guidance and support with advisory groups
• Engages professionally and enthusiastically with new school initiatives
• Keeps up-to-date records of attendance, curriculum, and assessment
• Develops and implements assessments aligned to GGA curriculum standards
• Demonstrates an active and genuine interest in professional growth
• Fosters positive relationships with students
• Develops regular communication protocols with parents
• Delivers thoughtful guidance and support with advisory groups
• Engages professionally and enthusiastically with new school initiatives
• Participate in weekly and month professional development programs
• Creating classroom experiences that embody our four pillars of sisterhood, scholarship, service and safety including establishing strong relationships with students to demonstrate care
• Foster deeply engaging lessons and activities that deliver the content in ways that excite and enable our students to learn
• Use resources to effectively differentiate for all types of learners through co-teaching with special education teachers and through providing students additional resources

Benefits

• Personalized professional development tailored to your needs as an educator
• Support and coaching from an experienced leadership team
• A seat at the table where you are a decision maker in an equitable and inclusive environment
• Work-life rhythm where you are encouraged to make self care a priority

What This Job Offers

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