Special Education Teacher

Compass Community Schools; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Pension plan

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Sign-on bonus

Professional development

Job summary

Compass Community Schools in Memphis seeks a Special Education Teacher to serve K-8 and support the high school program in a small, collaborative setting.

The role focuses on delivering individualized education, leading IEP meetings, and upholding rigorous academic and character-building standards. The district emphasizes PLC-based professional development and a strong community culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Tennessee teaching license (endorsement #144, #145 or #461) required.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.
• Strong content knowledge in all content areas.
• Ability to lead students toward a joyful and productive learning environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Impart a love of learning to students needing the most support.
• Oversee progress monitoring for special education student needs.
• Implement special education policies and procedures with integrity.
• Maintain accurate student records and timelines for evaluations.
• Lead due process hearings and IEP meetings.
• Support school-wide focus on academics, character, and service learning.
• Create a supportive, joyful classroom culture with high expectations.
• Instruct students with clarity and urgency and monitor progress.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tennessee teaching license

Job description

Special Education Teacher Pay & Perks

• Intentionally small school settings - K-8 sites have only about 225 students in total, and one classroom per grade level; Midtown high school has less than 400 students in total.
• Collaborative professional development (PLCs) supported by a network level Director of Special Education, as well as network-level content leads
• Robust medical, dental, and vision plan with significant employer contributions to premiums
• 100% employer-funded short-term disability, life, and accidental death insurance
• Contributions in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (AAA-rated pension plan)
• Salary ranges from $57,000 to $69,000
• Sign-on bonuses available

Special Education Teacher Qualifications

• REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree
• REQUIRED: valid Tennessee teaching license (generally, with endorsement #144, #145 or #461)
• ENCOURAGED: Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
• Affinity with, and passion for, the compelling vision of Compass Community Schools
• Strong content knowledge in all content areas
• Driving commitment to advance student learning
• Ability to lead students toward a joyful and productive learning environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build productive relationships with students and colleagues
• Desire to work hard in a balanced, extended school calendar
• Utmost personal and professional integrity

Special Education Teacher Primary Responsibilities

• Imparting a love of learning in our students who need the most support
• Oversee progress monitoring to ensure that special education student needs are being met.
• Implement special education policies and operating procedures with utmost compliance and integrity.
• Ensure student records are carefully maintained and that all timelines are adhered to regarding student evaluations.
• Lead due process hearings and IEP meetings.
• Support and contribute to a school-wide focus on three pillars: academic excellence, values based character education, and service learning in the community.
• Claim ownership of the privilege and responsibility to ensure high levels of student learning.
• Establish a supportive, joyful, and hopeful classroom culture that has high expectations for students’ individual and collective success.
• Instruct students with purpose, clarity, and urgency.
• Monitor student progress to ensure that student needs are being met.
• Communicate regularly with families as partners in the education of their children.
• Welcome opportunities to develop professionally.

About Us

In July 2019, Compass Community Schools opened six high-quality charter schools (five elementary and one high) in the Memphis community. Our vision is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideal of education: "Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." This true education - provided within a supportive, joyful, and hopeful school culture - will prepare our students to be positive agents of change in our communities.

Tagged as: Elementary, special education