Special Education Teacher

Specialized Education Services • Hartford, CT

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About The Position

Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, provides education services for K–12 students who need additional support to succeed outside a traditional school setting. SESI partners with more than 600 school districts nationwide and serves over 7,000 students through in-district classrooms and standalone schools. The Special Education Teacher works with students to address learning, social, and emotional skill gaps and provides personalized instruction in collaboration with school teams and families. The role uses SESI’s evidence-based learning and instructional models and positive behavioral interventions and support framework, CASE. Teachers work in diverse educational settings with smaller class sizes and student support services.

The position involves teaching students from varied backgrounds, developing individualized lessons, implementing behavior interventions, maintaining student documentation, and tracking progress toward academic, social, and emotional goals. It also requires supervising students around the school and responding to student needs, including through de-escalation, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Valid Comprehensive Special Education K-12 (165).
• Commitment to learning and implementing feedback.
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Ability to run short distances and move swiftly in response to student needs, including bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Ability to lift and assist students with mobility challenges, often handling up to 50 pounds or more.
• Skill in fine motor tasks, such as helping students with writing, manipulating small objects, or using adaptive devices.
• Ability to operate a computer or tablet for up to 3 hours daily.
• Capacity to notice and respond to non-verbal student cues.
• Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotionally demanding situations to ensure student safety and well-being.

Responsibilities

• Work with 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 students’ needs.
• 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 student and staff safety.
• 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 while they travel to and from locations within the school.

Benefits

• Paid training.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Credentialing support.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee assistance program.
• Mental health support.
• Fertility and family-building support.
• Professional and leadership development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time