2025-2026Special Education Self-Contained Cross Categorical

Isaac School District; Alley (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement

Sick Leave

Long-Term Disability

Dental Insurance

Job summary

Isaac School District seeks dedicated Special Education teachers to support students with Intellectual Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities, Autistic and Cross-Categorical needs across all sites. Responsibilities include aligning instruction with IEP goals, maintaining records, and collaborating with families and staff.

You will deliver instruction tailored to student needs, participate in staff development, and ensure compliance with district policies and federal guidelines while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher required.
• Arizona Teaching Certificate in Special Education required; additional endorsements may be needed.

Responsibilities

• Establish measurable learning goals and objectives with emphasis on academics and behavior.
• Determine appropriate program of study to meet specific needs of all students.
• Provide instruction based on established goals and objectives and individual student needs through IEP.
• Maintain positive, effective classroom management.
• Maintain accurate student records and documentation (IEPs, annual reviews, progress, attendance, related service time, assessments).
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, colleagues, and administration.
• Grow professionally through staff development (min 15 clock hours/year).
• Adhere to Isaac Board Policies, Arizona statutes and federal guidelines.
• Attend staff meetings, in-services and school functions as directed.
• Demonstrate knowledge of children with developmental disabilities (SLD, autistic, ID).
• Devise and maintain up-to-date IEPs reflecting latest evaluations.
• Collaborate with parents/guardians for continuity between school and home.
• Basic knowledge of assistive technology.
• Teach basic life skills and personal care tasks; handle lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Teach basic skills within general education settings.
• Collaborate with all teachers involved with special needs students to ensure IEP fidelity.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Arizona Teaching Certificate in Special Education

Job description

2025-2026 Special Education Self-Contained Cross Categorical JobID: 2446

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services
• Date Posted:
  6/9/2025
• Location:
  All Sites
• Date Available:
  07/28/2025

SPECIAL EDUCATION, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABLED, AUTISTIC, and CROSS CATEGORICAL TEACHERS

JOB GOAL

To provide instruction to facilitate learning which enables all students to reach their potential and become responsible, productive citizens.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Possess a Bachelor's degree, or higher from an accredited institution.
• 2. Possess a valid Arizona Teaching Certificatein Special Education. Additional Endorsements may be required.

SPECIAL EDUCATION, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABLED, AUTISTIC, and CROSS CATEGORICAL TEACHERS

JOB GOAL

To provide instruction to facilitate learning which enables all students to reach their potential and become responsible, productive citizens.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Possess a Bachelor's degree, or higher from an accredited institution.
• 2. Possess a valid Arizona Teaching Certificatein Special Education. Additional Endorsements may be required.

REPORTS TO

School Principal/s*

RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Establish measurable learning goals and objectives with emphasis on academics and behavior.
• 2. Determine appropriate program of study to meet specific needs of all students.
• 3. Provide instruction based on established goals and objectives and individual student needs, according to each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP).
• 4. Maintain positive effective classroom management.
• 5. Maintain accurate student records and documentation, i.e., IEPs, annual review meetings, progress reports, attendance, related service time, and accurate assessments.
• 6. Communicate effectively and consistently with students, parents, colleagues, and administration.
• 7. Continue to grow professionally through appropriate staff development opportunity and obtain a minimum of 15 clock hours of staff development each year.
• 8. Adhere to all Isaac Board Policies and/or rules, Arizona Revised Statutes and federal guidelines and regulations pertaining to education.
• 9. Attend staff meetings and in-services, workshops and school functions as directed.
• 10. Demonstrate knowledge of children with development disabilities in the categories of: Specific Learning Disabled, Autistic, and Intellectual Disabilities.
• 11. Devise and maintain up to date Individualized Education Program, (IEP) for each student, ensuring that it reflects the latest psychological evaluation.
• 12. Develop a working and cooperative rapport with students' parents or guardians to provide continuity between school and home.
• 13. Basic knowledge of assistive technology.
• 14. Be able to teach basic lfe skills, personal care skills, feeding, changing, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• 15. Able to teach basic skills within a general education class setting.
• 16. Collaborate with all teachers who are involved with the special needs students to ensure fidelity of the IEP.
• 17. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

BENEFITS

• Medical InsuranceLife Insurance
• RetirementSick Leave
• Long-Term DisabilityDental Insurance

SALARY

Certified Salary Schedule plus Special Ed. Stipend