Special Education Teacher Jobs

Essence Preparatory Special Education teachers are responsible for the achievement and support of students in the Special Education program. Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, cognitive, emotional, and physical disabilities. They teach various subjects, such as reading, writing, and math, to students who perform two years or more below grade level. The main goal is to make continuous growth. The Essence Preparatory Special Education teacher provides the crucial bridge between home and school for our highest need students and their families.

You are responsible for the achievement and support of critical students. You teach various subjects, such as reading, writing, and math, to students with gaps of 2 or more years. The main goal is to meet the educational needs of students with significant cognitive disabilities who require direct, intensive, individualized instruction to acquire, maintain, and generalize skills. Instruction is focused on functional skills that are considered critical to the quality of life.

At a minimum, you unapologetically support students to achieve academic success and personal growth
You are resolute that every child will encounter success in every grade and subject. Lessons are crafted with careful consideration of each individual student
Achieving true equity requires you to look at all aspects, from both a larger systems perspective and an individual student perspective
You put systems in place to ensure that every child has an equal chance for success
This requires you to understand the unique challenges and barriers faced by individual students or populations of students and you provide the support to help them overcome those barriers
You do this by establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with students and families based on trust, understanding, and respect for the communities in which they identify
You develop Individualized Education Plans. You know exactly what you want students to know and be able to do by the end of each lesson
You invest the necessary amount of time in partnership with general education teachers to define their objectives for a yearlong scope and sequence, unit plans, and daily lessons
You are accountable for producing high-quality, objective-driven materials and for meeting all associated deadlines, you implement formal and informal assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs. Ultimately, we measure our ability to teach with rigor not by our intention or by “what was covered,” but by what our students learned, demonstrated through outputs of writing, and speaking.
Teaching
Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students
Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for a caseload of x-x students
Implement IEPs, assess students’ performance, and track their progress
Update IEPs throughout the school year to reflect students’ progress and goals
Assess students’ skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans
Teach small groups consisting of students that are academically at risk in reading and/or math to include students in general education, 504, response-to-intervention, Special Education and English Language Learners.
Collect and analyze student data in order to make effective decisions to maximize achievement
Discuss student’s progress with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators
Prepare and help students transition from grade to grade and after graduation
Implement state learning standards, network curricula and assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations
Submit weekly lesson plans two weeks in advance for feedback
Implement formal and informal assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjust lesson plans accordingly and update gradebook weekly
Communicate students’ progress with student and family on a weekly basis
Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work related tasks.
Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus- wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom
Help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student
Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.
Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs
Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions
Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development
Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week to include evening and weekend hours as needed or assigned
Volunteer for student recruitment events
Other duties as assigned