[Hiring] Special Education Teacher @Legacy Traditional Schools

Role Description

As a Special Education Teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you connect and work one-on-one with students needing special support to understand both their capabilities and disabilities as you develop and apply personalized learning approaches and programs that support their growth, progress, and success.

Essential Functions

• Create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages the interests of the students, and allows them to perform at their very best.
• Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school success.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the provided location and the needs and capabilities of the individuals involved.
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
• Recognize and evaluate the learning and other disabilities of students on a regular basis; seek the assistance or referral of district specialists as required.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Explore individual needs and give side-by-side support to discover how each student best learns and develop personalized solutions to each student’s learning style and abilities.
• Master our proven curriculum as you implement our philosophy of education and guide the learning process and students toward the achievement of the curriculum goals.
• Evaluate each student’s learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments.
• Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.
• Create positive, powerful energy that fuels our school spirit.
• Fill our campuses with exceptional students and diverse talent.
• Model our values, inspire others, and have fun.
• Participate in events outside of normal hours.
• The Special Education Teacher is an active role requiring lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus, and traveling to other campuses as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A current special education certification with proper endorsement(s) according to state and federal standards.
• Valid SEI Endorsement/Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment is required in AZ only.
• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two plus years SPED Teaching experience and proven proficiency and experience in the subject of focus and specialty area of this position.

Other Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Duties are performed typically in school and/or office settings throughout the division.
• May include frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting up to approximately 25 pounds, and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to approximately 40 pounds.
• Must have the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; and the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Benefits

• Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, and paid time-off.
• Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare, and student enrollment priority.
• Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.