Online Special Education Teacher

Description

MISSION ACADEMY 

Monday- Friday; 

The candidate for this position will have a valid Mild/Moderate Special Education Credential

COMPENSATION:

Clear Credential: $79,500.00 - $100,700.00 / year with sign on bonus of $14,000
Preliminary Credential: $68,900 / year with sign on bonus of $14,000
Intern Credential: $66,144 / year with sign on bonus of $2,500
Extras: $2,400 / year IEP Stipend

What We Do

Providing a safe, flexible and supportive educational experience for students is what we do best. Founded and led by educators, Elev8 Online Schools fosters student success in fully virtual, tuition-free public schools across California. Serving students in grades 6-12, our schools are accredited, NCAA eligible and offer a high-quality online education and valid California high school diplomas. Remember the person who made a difference in your life? Now it’s your turn.

Learn more about us at https://elev8schools.org/

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Teach in a personalized instructional environment, work with students and/or parents to determine and evaluate the students academic plan, manage and provide services according to the students Individual Education Plan (IEP).

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Plan, organize and implement daily lessons in accordance with the approved curriculum
• Conduct pre and post-testing using standardized tests for each student
• As a part of a team, write and implement goals as outlined in each student's IEP
• Responsible to manage a students behavior
• Demonstrate competency in all subject areas
• Participate in the identification of students with possible disabilities post intervention phase
• Provide direct student instruction
• Provide academic assessments
• Schedule and chair IEP meetings including 30 day review IEP meetings for all students
• Meet special education timeline requirements as specified by education code
• Collaborate with general education teachers
• Work with Special Education Program Specialists and school support staff to support student instruction
• Participate in authorized school district trainings, school events, and meetings
• Maintain documentation of communications with students, families, and other services providers.
• Maintain documentation of daily activities.
• Complete reports and forms as required
• Travel to other school sites to render Special Education teaching services
• Administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time

Qualifications

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:

• Knowledge of Special Education Program guidelines
• Excellent reading and writing Skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability to meet required Program deadlines
• Ability to work with a diverse student population
• Ability to work in a team environment

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid California Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild-Moderate) or (Moderate-Severe)
• English Language and Autism Authorizations
• Prior experience working with exceptional learners strongly recommended
• Eligibility to obtain a teaching permit or teaching internship
• Successful passing of the California Basic Skills Exam
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, in addition to a variety of educational software programs
• General Office skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination.
• Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery.
• Physical Strength: sedentary work. Sitting most of the time, and occasionally exerts up to 10 lbs. of force (almost all office jobs).
• Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required.
• Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures.