Online Program - Special Education Teacher

Options For Youth - Victor Valley, Inc.; Boyne Valley Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Employer-matched retirement plan

Opportunities for experiential trips

Job summary

Options for Youth (OFY) is a free nonprofit charter school network seeking a certificated Special Education Specialist for a remote-focused role with a 10% in-person requirement in Southern California. The job supports students in grades 7-12 who need targeted instruction and individualized plans.

You will administer assessments, coordinate IEP meetings, and collaborate with parents and school staff to monitor progress and adjust instruction accordingly.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree.
• CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA).

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating with parents, general education teachers, administrators and staff.
• Record and maintain progress toward IEP goals and communicate with parents regarding progress.

Education

BA/BS Degree

CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA)

Job description

Who We Are:

Options for Youth (OFY) is a network of free, non-profit public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For over 35 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we’re looking for. We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone passionate about education and excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.ofy.org.

Pay Range:

$3,192.31 - $4,615.39 - Bi-Weekly – Depending on Experience

Job is:

Certificated

Location:

Remote + 10% in person requirement for events, PDs, etc. located in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, and Pasadena areas. This is a work-from-home position, and employees are expected to perform their work from their designated home work location. Working from any other location requires prior approval from the employee’s supervisor. Candidate Location Requirements: Must reside in Southern California within 150 miles driving distance of an OFY/OFL school site.

Our Ideal Candidate Will:

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program and tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.


• Administer and score individual and group tests.


• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.


• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers, and communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.


• Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.


• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.


• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

You’ll Need The Following Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS Degree.


• CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA).

Company Benefits and Perks:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer-matched retirement plan.


• Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California.


• We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork.


• At our company-wide award functions, we recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make our school and our students successful.

OFY is a free non-profit public charter school serving students grades 7-12 who have fallen behind in school, are looking to get ahead and graduate early, or merely desire a non-traditional learning environment. OFY’s founders, John and Joan Hall, started the program in 1987 to provide at-risk and underserved students an alternative to traditional learning methods. OFY’s blended learning model allows students, teachers, and families the freedom to design an individualized learning plan for each student based on his or her strengths, weaknesses, college and career goals, and schedule outside of school. OFY’s program places great emphasis on the student-teacher relationship, a critical component to the development of students’ personal, emotional, and academic well-being.