Exceptional Needs Specialist – Apply Now!
About The Position
Clarifi Staffing Solutions is partnering with a Michigan school district to welcome a dedicated Elementary Special Education Teacher for the 2026–2027 school year. This opportunity is ideal for an educator who can recognize individual strengths, respond to varying learning needs, and create instruction that helps every student make meaningful progress. In this position, you’ll provide specialized instruction based on each student’s academic, developmental, behavioral, and social needs. You’ll create and carry out individualized education plans, deliver one-on-one and small-group instruction, and adapt curriculum, assignments, and classroom strategies to support student success. You’ll also track student performance, evaluate progress, and use classroom data to adjust instruction and interventions as needed. Supporting positive behavior, encouraging social development, and helping students build greater independence will be key components of the role. Success in this position will involve working closely with general education teachers, specialists, families, and other members of the educational team. Through ongoing communication and collaboration, you’ll help promote consistent support across classroom settings and contribute to an inclusive school environment where students are encouraged to participate, develop their abilities, and work toward their individualized goals.
Requirements
- Strong classroom management, organization, and communication skills.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Special Education or a related field.
- Ability to adapt instruction to meet diverse learning needs.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with teachers, families, and student support professionals.
- Valid Michigan teaching certificate with a Special Education endorsement or eligibility to obtain the required credential.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a resource, inclusion, or self-contained setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized instruction based on each student’s academic, developmental, behavioral, and social needs.
- Create and carry out individualized education plans.
- Deliver one-on-one and small-group instruction.
- Adapt curriculum, assignments, and classroom strategies to support student success.
- Track student performance and evaluate progress.
- Use classroom data to adjust instruction and interventions as needed.
- Support positive behavior.
- Encourage social development.
- Help students build greater independence.
- Work closely with general education teachers, specialists, families, and other members of the educational team.
- Promote consistent support across classroom settings.
- Contribute to an inclusive school environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
