Special Education Teacher (SPED)

Description

Elevated Education is hiring a Special Education Teacher with outstanding instructional, mentorship, leadership, classroom management, assessment, and listening skills. The Special Education Teacher is an integral role at Elevated Education and must be able to instruct in a blended instructional environment effectively and efficiently. 

To ensure success, the Special Education Teacher must have experience teaching in an alternative school and/or behavioral health environment, have strong classroom management skills, be proficient in implementing lesson plans, classroom programs, curriculum, differentiating instruction, and classroom activities in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student.

The Special Education teacher will be responsible for updating and creation of student individualized educational plans and 504’s. 

EHS is seeking team members committed to:

• Excellence in education
• Developing and implementing hands-on, engaging, and differentiated lesson plans
• Meeting individual student’s needs
• Effective parent communication and partnership
• Fostering a life-long love of learning
• Professional Development
• Tolerance & Teamwork
• Data driven instruction
• Positive reinforcement
• Curricular development, implementation, oversight and alignment
• Benchmark assessments and record keeping
• Strong communication skills
• School event and activity planning & attendance
• Determining & securing resource needs
• School Policy enforcement
• Community outreach
• Interfaces, communicates, and integrates with all members of the school community

Position Specific Duties Include but Not Limited To:

• Support SPED Students across multiple locations in the Phoenix Metro and Tucson area. 
• Identify and evaluate eligible students for all special services
• Secure and schedule outside professional special service providers as needed
• Review, update and maintain confidential files, maintain confidentiality and security of documentation
• Complete and file all required reports with ADE Special Services
• Maintain good relationships with ADE and ensure compliance
• Write IEP’s, MET reports and complete any necessary paperwork in partnership with team and parents
• Classroom observations and confer with regular ED teachers
• Arrange and conduct parent & teacher meetings as needed
• Supervise any SPED personnel as assigned
• Conduct small group classes for special education students in compliance with IEP goals and requirements
• Conduct small intervention groups for at risk students
• Confer with regular education teachers regarding implementation of the IEP and meeting the needs of special education students and other special needs students
• Conduct and document observations of special education students or others at risk students in their regular education classrooms
• Attend meetings and conferences related to special education issues
• Conduct small intervention groups for at risk students and additional social skill groups
• Meet with parents at scheduled conferences and upon reasonable request by parents during the interim to discuss the student's progress or problems
• Attend all staff meetings, in-service training or other presentations that might be scheduled throughout the contract year. (Even if they are scheduled for a Saturday
• Consult)/meet with Administration on a regular basis to ensure effective ongoing communication
• Serve as a Department Manger attending all Management meetings.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Special Education preferred (not required)
• Must be certified in Special Education
• Valid Arizona Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card