Elementary School Special Education Teacher

Stride, Inc.; Missouri; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative educational organization is seeking a dedicated Special Education Teacher to join their virtual team. This role focuses on delivering personalized learning experiences to elementary students, ensuring they receive the support they need to thrive in an online environment. The ideal candidate will be a compassionate educator, skilled in adapting instruction to meet diverse learning needs, and committed to building strong relationships with students and families. In this full-time position, you will work from home while occasionally traveling for essential school functions. If you're passionate about making a difference in students' lives and have a knack for technology, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and active state teaching license required.
• Ability to clear required background check is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging online learning experiences for students.
• Monitor student progress and maintain communication with families.
• Travel occasionally for professional development and testing.

Skills

Collaboration

Instructional Differentiation

Communication

Technology Adaptation

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

K12 Learning Management System

Job description

Elementary School Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Special Education Elementary focuses on K12-powered virtual elementary schools with personalized learning programs, engaging courses, compassionate teachers, and a vibrant school community. Responsible for program structure and resources to maximize the special education experience for both students and learning coaches. Responsible for relationship building with families, students, and learning coaches to ensure that all students are progressing successfully through the program.

Required Certificates and Licenses:

State: Missouri

Grade Band: Elementary

Subject Area: Special Education

Teaching Certification Required: Appropriate and current Missouri special education teaching license.

Residency Requirement:

• Missouri residents preferred.
• Will consider residents of Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas.
• Must be able to obtain a Missouri teaching license and attend in-person events as planned. This may include testing, professional development, and other school-related events.

The elementary special education teacher is a highly qualified, state-certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. Special education teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. Special education teachers monitor student progress through Stride K12’s learning management system. They actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals. Special Education teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school.

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, from 8a – 5p.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Commitment to personalizing learning for all students.
• Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations.
• Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery.
• Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach.
• Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests.
• Establishes and maintains positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner.
• Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures.
• Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree AND
• Active state teaching license AND
• Ability to clear required background check.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions.
• Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs, and curriculum.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working with proposed age group.
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
• Experience with online learning platforms.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual.

Job Type: Regular

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities