Special Education Coach

DISTRICT WIDE; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sioux City Community School District seeks a Special Education Coach to facilitate high-quality programs and professional development to improve social, emotional, and academic instruction district-wide.

You will build staff capacity to meet diverse learning and behavioral needs, enhance classroom practices, raise student achievement, and support transitions for students with IEP needs across schools.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a valid Iowa teaching certificate with an endorsement in special education from an accredited college or university with a major in education or an appropriate content area.
• Employee is expected to demonstrate continued professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to Board policies, district procedures, and contractual obligations.
• Demonstrates professional and instructional leadership, models professional and ethical behavior, and maintains professional confidentiality.
• Provides leadership for principals, teachers, special education coaches, behavior technicians, and related staff by planning, collaborating, mentoring and facilitating change to implement quality behavior services and to improve specially designed instruction for students with IEP needs.
• Assists principals in understanding, recognizing, and implementing effective behavioral programs and strategies.
• Assist special education teachers and para-educators through professional development by demonstrating strategies and lessons, introducing materials, programs and ideas, modeling effective teaching and behavioral intervention strategies, coaching, and assisting with individual and/or team planning and problem-solving.

Skills

Special Education

Coaching

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Teaching certificate

Special Education endorsement

Bachelor degree

Job description

Job Description

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Special Education Coach will facilitate implementation of high quality programs, including professional development in daily practice for continuous improvement of social, emotional, and academic instruction. Overall, the job of the coach is to build the capacity of the school and its teachers to meet the learning and behavioral needs of all students. The coach’s goal is to ensure that school staff acquires the understanding and skills to:

• enhance behavioral and instructional practices at the classroom level,
• raise the level of student achievement, and
• increase the graduation rate of students with IEP needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Adheres to Board policies, district procedures, and contractual obligations.

Demonstrates professional and instructional leadership, models professional and ethical behavior, and maintains professional confidentiality.

Provides leadership for principals, teachers, special education coaches, behavior technicians, and related staff by planning, collaborating, mentoring and facilitating change to implement quality behavior services and to improve specially designed instruction for students with challenging behavior across the district.

Assists principals in understanding, recognizing, and implementing effective behavioral programs and strategies.

Assist special education teachers and para-educators through professional development by demonstrating strategies and lessons, introducing materials, programs and ideas, modeling effective teaching and behavioral intervention strategies, coaching, and assisting with individual and/or team planning and problem-solving.

Assists school teams and IEP teams in problem-solving and planning for individual students to address academic and behavioral needs, including identifying needs, selecting research-based interventions, and developing intervention plans decision-making for individual students.

Assists in planning to support students transitioning from school to school and from alternative or residential settings.

Collaborates with AEA staff and IEP teams to ensure proper procedures are followed and to match students to appropriate programs and services.

Collaborates with teachers to understand the Core Curriculum in relationship to intensive instruction/intervention for students with IEPs and to differentiate courses, units, lessons, and assessments to meet individual students’ needs and to provide high quality, rigorous academic instruction for students with behavioral needs.

Develops and sustains trusting, productive relationships with teachers, administrators, para-educators, AEA staff, outside agencies, and other colleagues individually and in teams.

Assists in identifying, acquiring, and organizing resources to support student achievement.

Assists teachers in the collection, analysis, and use of varied data to identify student behavioral and learning needs, to plan instruction and interventions to address the needs, to assess student progress toward expected outcomes, and to make instructional decisions based on this data.

Conducts peer observations and feedback in non-evaluative role.

Collaborates with other special education and instructional coaches to maximize resources.

Conveys enthusiasm about learning, models and supports the belief that all students can succeed, and fosters excellence in teaching and learning.

Complete other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, education and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies as defined and approved by the Iowa Department of Education.

• Demonstrates ability to enhance academic performance and support for implementation of the Sioux City School District’s student achievement goals.
• Demonstrates competence in content knowledge appropriate to the teaching position.
• Demonstrates competence in planning and preparing for instruction.
• Uses strategies to deliver instruction that meets the multiple learning needs of students.
• Uses a variety of methods to monitor student learning.
• Demonstrates competence in classroom and resource management.
• Engages in professional growth.
• Fulfills professional responsibilities established by the school district.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Minimum qualifications include a valid Iowa teaching certificate with an endorsement in special education from an accredited college or university with a major in education or an appropriate content area, and a minimum of three years teaching experience. Must possess proper state certification and licensure for position. Employee is expected to demonstrate continued professional growth.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Special Education Coach retains the regular teaching contract issued in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 279. The Special Education Coach position is a Teacher Leader Position.

EVALUATION

Job performance will be evaluated according to the terms defined in the negotiated agreement.

KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE in SPECIAL EDUCATION

Evidence of professional learning and implementation of best practice strategies and programs in special education, particularly strategies and programs for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Evidence of student success through specially designed instruction and behavioral intervention. Familiarity with Iowa Core Curriculum and instructional strategies. Graduate work in special education preferred.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical to the success of this position. Must possess the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with a variety of individuals, including school staff, administrators, AEA staff, parents, and outside agency staff. Individual must have effective listening skills.

POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

Promotes the District and special education programs through positive support, modeling, and conversations. The Special Behavior Education Coach will be a collaborative team member that speaks positively and in a supportive way about education, teaching, learning, and the District.

ANALYTICAL and REASONING SKILLS

Must have skills in observing, gathering, and analyzing data. Position requires assisting educators in data gathering and analysis to develop educational plans.

PLANNING SKILLS

Must have the ability to plan both long-term and short-term goals and for coordinating efforts for timely accomplishment of those goals.

INITIATIVE and SELF-DIRECTION SKILLS

Must have the ability show initiative working independently and with groups and the ability to be self-directed. Position requires determining how to prioritize, allocate, and schedule time daily and weekly to address coaching and student needs across the district.

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Position requires strong organizational skills. Must have the ability to organize and assimilate information, diagnostic data, scheduling, and other needs related to special education programming and individual student planning.

ATTENDANCE

Excellent attendance record is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Normal office physical demands. May be required to lift up to 50 pounds infrequently. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Generally, employee works inside.

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Will perform other duties as may be assigned by the superintendent or designee, necessary and appropriate to achievement of the program and/or District goals and objectives.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW. The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.

The District is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs, activities, or employment. Inquiries or grievances under Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to the Compliance Coordinator, at 627 4 th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, [phone], [e-mail] . Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations to the District may be referred to the Compliance Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or both. Please see District board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.

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Job Details

Job ID: 5978813
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Nov 02, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Dec 1, 2026

Position Type: Full-Time
Job Categories:

Special Education > Consulting Teacher

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Job Requirements

• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Stefanie Verros
• 627 4th Street
• Sioux City, Iowa 51101
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]