Special Education Teacher

Position: Special Education Teacher (Mod/Severe)

Position Details: This position will be working with elementary grades 2-4.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Ability to build good relationships with children, parents, Teachers and Social Workers
• Ability to work 1:1 or in small groups with students
• Ability to work well with children from different backgrounds who have different abilities
• Well-organized and self-driven to devise and adopt new techniques for teaching and keeping the student(s) on task
• Ability to manage challenging behavior
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Compassionate, kind and patient with kids
• Excellent leader and mentor for students
• Strong attention to detail and an inquisitive mind to understand each individual student
• Ability to assist students in meeting their academic goals as set forth in the IEP.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Must have a strong desire to work with a wide array of student (age, race, ethnicity, etc).
• Be highly flexible and agile (we are living and working in a very dynamic time right now).
• Be highly collaborative, team-oriented and customer service driven.

Licensing/Credential and/or Education Requirements:

• Master's degree in the field of Special Education preferred.
• Either certified in mild to moderate special education or moderate to severe.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand, walk, and sit frequently or for prolonged periods of time.
• Additionally, physical abilities include lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 25 pounds. Stooping/crouching, reaching/handling/fingering, talking/hearing conversations, and near/far visual acuity/depth perception/color vision/field of vision.