Teacher

Specialized Education Services • Bucyrus, OH

5d

About The Position

Provide academic, social, and emotional services for students who need additional support to succeed in school. Use SESI’s instructional models, strategies, and curriculum, conduct appropriate assessments, use data to develop and implement instructional plans, and collaborate with school teams and families to support student outcomes. The role serves students from diverse developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds and provides individualized instruction and support.

The position also includes participating in the school’s daily functions, such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties, as well as conferences, meetings, and training. Physical requirements include responding to student needs, assisting students with mobility challenges, completing fine motor tasks, and using a computer or tablet for up to eight hours daily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Commitment to learning and implementing feedback.
• Ability to adapt and remain flexible in a dynamic educational environment.
• 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 managing 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 eight hours daily.
• Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotionally demanding situations.

Nice To Haves

• Valid teaching certification.

Responsibilities

• Work with students from diverse developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Teach knowledge and skills, nurture confidence and character, and provide individualized attention to meet students’ needs.
• Use assessment data to modify short- and long-term plans to promote students’ academic performance.
• Develop and maintain skill-appropriate lesson plans.
• Collaborate with team members to foster critical thinking and academic rigor.
• Apply the school’s behavior support and intervention strategies.
• Use de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain student and team-member safety.
• Drive, record, and track student growth and progress toward goals, and develop and maintain required forms and files.
• Participate in daily school functions, including supervisory duties, conferences, meetings, and training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time