Online Special Education Teacher

MISSION ACADEMY 

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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

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.