Special Education Teacher Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Active state teaching license.
• Appropriate state Department of Education Special Education Teaching Certification.
• Ability to clear the required background check.
• Ability to work independently, typically 40 or more hours per week.
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during the workday.
• Ability to collaborate with teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic student data and use it to inform instructional decisions.
• Receptiveness to regular coaching from administrators.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to support excellent student outcomes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• North Carolina or South Carolina residency; candidates residing in Georgia, Tennessee, or Virginia may also be considered.
• Experience working with the proposed age group.
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
• Experience teaching online or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
• Experience with an online learning platform.

Responsibilities

• Provide special education and related services as determined by the IEP team.
• Communicate with parents and related service staff to ensure students receive appropriate therapies.
• Develop compliant IEPs, progress reports, and other state-specific special education documentation.
• Facilitate and lead collaborative special education meetings, including annual IEP meetings.
• Use provided resources to ensure appropriate accommodations and modifications, including assistive technology, supplemental curriculum, and accessible text.
• Modify Stride K12 lessons and assessments as specified by students’ IEPs.
• Support students’ inclusion and success in general education classrooms.
• Collect data and work samples to monitor progress toward IEP goals and objectives.
• Document parent contacts and student interventions.
• Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed.
• Provide engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences.
• Personalize learning and maintain high expectations for students’ success.
• Maintain the grade book, protect academic integrity, make placement and promotion decisions, and alert administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepare students for high-stakes standardized tests.
• Establish positive rapport with families and communicate with and respond to students and learning coaches or parents in a timely manner.
• Support learning coaches and parents with curricular and instructional issues and basic virtual classroom troubleshooting in accordance with academy policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with other teachers to interpret and produce student data representations and use the data to guide instructional decisions.
• Participate in regular coaching with administrators and adapt to change to support student outcomes.
• Travel up to 20% for face-to-face professional development, student testing, or as required by the school.
• Maintain a professional, distraction-free home office and work independently during the school workday.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may receive a bonus.
• Eligible employees may receive health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.