*SPED Stipends up to $9,619 Classroom Site Fund and Performance Based pay up to $10,000 Base pay starting at $36,996

We are hiring Special Education Teachers for the 2024-25 school year. Your experience and grade level preference will be discussed further in your interview. We are not a host school and do not sponsor J-1 applicants

POSITION SUMMARY

While under the direct supervision of the Principal, the Teacher will provide proper and consistent instruction to students, modifying curriculum as needed to support academic growth that enables each student to reach their full potential.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Valid Arizona Certification in Special Education in either SLD or Cross Categorical
• Highly Qualified as required by IDEA 2004
• Master’s Degree in Special Education (preferred)
• Valid Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• SEI Endorsement Required
• Knowledge of Arizona Special Education statutes and IDEA law

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Plan and implement direct instruction in all core subject areas as needed per IEP
• Maintains the physical environment of the classroom for organization and maximum instructional opportunities
• Instruct individuals and groups
• Monitors student progress
• Tracks data on monitoring and IEP goals
• Adapts or Modifies curriculum as needed for appropriate instructional level of students
• Follows special education department procedures for developing, holding, and turning in student documentation, including, but not limited to, IEPs, MET reports, Progress notes, and report cards.
• Maintains effective contact with parents
• Administers, scores, and writes reports for achievement testing
• Collaborates with general education teachers having students on IEPs in their classes
• Trains paraprofessionals to support students in general education classes both academically and behaviorally and to gather data on goals
• Participates in Professional Leaning Committees when appropriate
• Ensures appropriate accommodations are in place for the general education classroom teachers to implement
• Develops an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each student
• Conducts IEPs in “real-time.”
• Serves as a team member for FBA and PBIP plan
• Administers assessments to students on caseload, including but not limited to: STARS, DIBELS, state-wide test
• If appropriate, develops transition plans outlining specific steps to prepare students for post-secondary study.
• Participates in professional development in the district and outside of the district when appropriate
• Attends staff meetings and serves on committees as required
• May be required to participate in student meetings that occur beyond the staff’s work assignment schedule
• Other duties as assigned

CORE VALUES & PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

• Knowledge of sound, research-based, and approved instructional practices for students with disabilities
• Knowledge of classroom-based assessments to drive instruction
• Knowledge of basic special education procedures and deadlines
• Skill in both oral and written communication
• Skill in providing direct instruction based on a child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the Arizona College and Career Ready Standards
• Skill in using computers, SMART board, and other equipment and materials to supplement instructional presentation
• Ability to assess student needs through academic assessments
• Ability to write goals and implement instructional strategies based on assessments
• Ability to develop and implement an IEP
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, colleagues, administration, and the community
• Ability to collaborate and work in teams
• Ability, if appropriate, to maintain current NCI, First Aid, and CPR certification.
• Ability to create and update special education records using an online IEP system

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move about the classroom and campus and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to feel objects, tools, and controls and to reach with hands and arms, bend, stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 40 pounds. The employee may have to safely physically restrain a student from hurting themself or others.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.