High School Special Education Teacher

Democracy Prep Public Schools; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative educational institution seeks a passionate High School Special Education Teacher dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom environment. This role emphasizes high expectations and engagement, requiring a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise in curriculum development and data analysis to enhance student learning and well-being. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will empower scholars to thrive academically and socially, while actively participating in community service and civic engagement. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young learners.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

403B Matching

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Smartphone

Laptop

Qualifications

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom.
• Experience in urban teaching with a focus on high expectations.

Responsibilities

• Create an inclusive classroom culture with high support.
• Develop and implement a coherent, research-based curriculum.
• Maintain strong relationships with scholars and families.

Skills

Classroom Management

Data Analysis

Differentiation

Curriculum Development

Communication

Social-Emotional Learning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Education

State Certification

Job description

Democracy Prep Public Schools seeks a High School Special Education Teacher for immediate hire.

Who You Are

• An educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
• An outstanding classroom teacher who holds scholars to consistently high behavioral and academic expectations through high support.
• A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is dedicated to aligning their classroom to Democracy Prep's commitment to antiracism and who is eager to use these skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• A results-driven assessor with experience in and commitment to the use of data analysis to drive instructional decisions and teacher accountability.
• A professional with deep content-area expertise, who engages scholars with differentiation and strong execution of high-quality curriculum and prepares rigorous and engaging lessons through strong lesson planning.
• A graduate of a Bachelor’s degree program (required), with 2 years of teaching in urban areas and state certification (preferred). *Please note that we request transcripts as a part of our onboarding process.*

What You’ll Do

• Work to ensure that scholars enjoy a classroom culture characterized by high expectations and high support.
• Create an inclusive classroom and school community by engaging in training, reflection, and dialogue around issues of race, identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion for our staff and scholars.
• Plan and prepare for effective implementation of a coherent, research-based curriculum.
• Develop and use a variety of assessment data to refine curricula and instructional practice.
• Maintain strong relationships with scholars, families, and colleagues through effective and frequent communication.
• Continuously improve your professional practice through weekly coaching sessions, professional development, and collaborative, data-driven reflection with department and grade-level teams.
• Cultivate the social-emotional well-being of all scholars by building a positive classroom culture that leverages strong partnerships with scholars, their families, and the school's scholar support team.
• Foster a life of active citizenship for all scholars through the implementation of age-appropriate conversations and activities centered on current events, participation in community service and outreach opportunities, and active celebration of scholars' culture, heritage, and identity.
• Engage in whole-school events and tasks, including transitions, family conferences, tutoring, and other activities/duties as needed and assigned by school leadership.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $63,480 to $135,090. Our salary schedule is commensurate with years of lead teaching experience and your certification status. Our teaching salaries start at $63,480 for a first-year uncertified teacher and $69,000 for a first-year certified teacher and cap at $135,090 for a certified teacher with 29+ years of lead teaching experience. Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, 403B matching, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, a smartphone, and a laptop.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our mission is to educate responsible citizen-scholars who will change the world. We strongly believe that by building a DREAM team that represents numerous perspectives, backgrounds, and expertises, we can achieve this goal together. We highly support and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. #DEM123