25-26 Middle School Special Education Teacher (ESE) - Miami

KIPP•Miami, FL

5h•$53,450•Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Miami is seeking awe-inspiring middle school teachers to guide students as they climb the mountain to college and beyond. Our teachers are dynamic leaders both in and outside of their classroom. They love students, working with families and the community they serve. KIPP Miami is looking for a motivated Special Education/ ESE teacher who is SPED certified and has a track record of molding future leaders in our communities. You are passionate about education and understand the importance of building strong relationships in generating student achievement. You are dedicated to going above and beyond to ensure our students succeed.

Requirements

A belief in every student’s limitless potential
A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university required (Official transcripts showing degree conferred are required prior to the starting date of employment)
Appropriate state teaching certification completed or in process of being completed.
Subject matter expertise
A minimum of two years of teaching experience, with demonstrated interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds
A track record of success in the classroom
A collaborative attitude towards teaching and learning

Nice To Haves

Masters in Special Education/ Teaching Students with Disabilities
A record of exceptional student achievement and results at a high-performing charter network/charter management organization.
A belief that all students deserve a world class education which can be achieved through education reform

Responsibilities

Teach in an inclusive class, sharing all responsibilities with a general education teacher
Provides resource small group support as needed
Provides an alternative or parallel teaching to a group of students and provides 1:1 teaching, as needed
Employs multisensory teaching strategies and specialized instruction as needed based on student’s specific disabilities
Implements all modifications and accommodations for the classroom and in testing
Create IEPs in collaboration with the Child Response Team to ensure services are being delivered at a high level and are in compliance.
Uses student IEPs, evaluations, and present levels of performance to ensure services are being delivered at a high level.
Collaborate with student support team to conduct annual IEP meetings
Use data to responsively teach to mastery of academic skills
Tracks student performance and progress and is responsible for continual improvement in student growth objectives
Administers and tracks weekly assessment data to both monitor progress towards grade level goals as well as IEP goals
Create action plans to improve performance when students are not on track to meet goals
Consistently and clearly communicates progress to all shared stakeholders
Participate in school, departmental, and parent meetings
Participate in school events, activities, and programs both during and outside of regular class instruction hours.