Special Education Teacher

Pathways In Education; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Pathways In Education seeks a Special Education Teacher to support SPED students across Phoenix, Glendale, and Mesa. The role focuses on instruction, diagnostic assessment, and IEP management within an independent study framework.

The successful candidate will collaborate with teachers and specialists to deliver reading, math, and written language supports while maintaining progress records and attending IEP meetings. AZ credential required.

Qualifications

• Special Education teacher license is required for the role.
• Requires ability to teach students in grades 6-12.
• Experience with independent study programs is beneficial.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.
• Ability to organize and present ideas clearly; adapt to student needs.
• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Comfort using a PC, word processor, copier, FAX, and related office tech.
• A BA or higher degree is expected; credential required in AZ.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction to SPED students and related services.
• Facilitate diagnostic assessment, scoring, and interpretation.
• Review and revise IEPs as needed.
• Support reading, math, and written language instruction.
• Tutor individuals and small groups; administer testing.
• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings with families and staff.
• Collaborate with speech, counseling, and other specialists.
• Maintain progress records toward IEP goals.
• Support independent study program operations.

Skills

Special Education license

Grades 6-12

Independent study

Oral and written communication

Decision making

Working under pressure

PC skills

Office machines

Education

BA degree or equivalent

AZ Special Education Credential

Job description

Job Description

Pathways In Education is a small non-profit charter school in Arizona dedicated to serving the local community and supporting at-risk and underserved students. Pathways considers the unique needs of every student, allowing access to small group classes, guided independent study, online courses, and experiential learning, to address each student's individual strengths and needs.

Are you an educator that wants to make an impact in students' lives? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Pathways is the place for you! PIE is looking for educators that are warm, outgoing, authentic, passionate and inspiring. PIE places great emphasis on the student-teacher relationship, a critical component to the development of students' personal, emotional, and academic well-being.

Pathways In Education is looking for a Special Education Teacher to work at their Phoenix, Glendale, and Mesa location.

Job Description

The primary responsibility of the SPED teacher is to provide instruction and other related services to Special Education students. The SPED Teacher will also facilitate diagnostic assessment including administration, scoring and interpretation. SPED teachers will review and revise IEP's as needed. The Special Education teacher will support instruction in reading, math, and written language for students, tutor individual and small groups of students, administer and score academic testing, write individualized education plans and support other academic programs as needed. The Special Education teacher will work under the leadership of the Principal and the Director of Instruction.

Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a Special Education teacher program.
• Tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.
• Conduct IEP meetings.
• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with speech teachers, counselors, and other service providers.
• Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
• Maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
• Record progress within the independent study program.
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education teacher program.
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Special Education teacher license.
• Ability to teach students of grades 6-12.
• Ability to work with student of all ages.
• Ability to understand, adopt, and support the independent study program, concepts and their philosophies.
• Ability to organize and present ideas effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to make skillful decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to operate a PC computer, word processor, copier, FAX, and other office machines.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum BA degree or equivalent.
• AZ Special Education Credential Required.

We are currently offering a $5,000 signing bonus for this position. The bonus is paid in two installments: $2,500 upon hire and $2,500 after successfully completing six months of service.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer-matched 401(k) plan. PIE provides our staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, Cuba and China as well as U.S. based trips to DC, 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 take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make PIE and our students successful. To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.az.pathways in education.org.

Pathways In Education embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Here is what our students have to look forward to:

http://az.pathwaysineducation.org/orientation-video/