Special Education Teacher - Early Childhood

City Garden Montessori; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

City Garden Montessori, a leading charter school in Missouri, is seeking a dedicated Special Education Teacher for its Early Childhood Education Center. The ideal candidate will be passionate about anti-bias education and have experience working in a self-contained classroom setting. This role involves developing individualized education plans (IEPs) and collaborating with academic teachers to support student success.

Benefits

Generous Paid Time-off

Paid Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance)

Retirement Plan

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Missouri state license in Special Education.
• Minimum one year of classroom experience with students in a self-contained environment.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Writing individualized education plans (IEPs).
• Facilitating IEP meetings with parents and staff.
• Communicating effectively with parents and the special education team.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Exemplary organizational skills

Attentive and caring

Education

Valid Missouri state license or certification in Special Education

At least one year experience in a self-contained classroom setting

Tools

Spedtrack (MO) or other Special Education software

Job description

City Garden Montessori School (City Garden) is the only Montessori charter school in Missouri, and we are one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to implement the Montessori approach to educating children in a diverse, public school environment. City Garden is committed to being an anti-biased, anti-racist (ABAR) community and seeks others who are passionate about these values. We are committed to fostering excellence for all City Garden children.

At City Garden we are redefining public education, reimagining community, and reinvigorating our world.

City Garden is a community-centered and people-centered organization in an exciting point in our growth and expansion. Ours is an environment that celebrates vulnerability and centers humanity in the workplace. To learn more about City Garden’s impact on the community, please read some recent articles about us, found HERE and HERE.

Special Education Teacher

We are seeking an experienced, state-certified Special Education Teacher to serve as a highly-organized case manager to provide on-site services for students in a special education self-contained classroom in our Early Childhood Education Center. Our ideal candidate is a distinct personality that can handle a variety of personalities among our children and parents and maintain a level of professionalism.

Candidates do NOT need experience with Montessori to qualify for this position!

Responsibilities
The following represents a summary of the responsibilities of this position. A detailed job description may be downloadedHERE.

• Writing individualized education plans (IEPs)
• Working with academic teachers to implement the IEP
• Working with students on academic and executive functioning skills
• Facilitating IEP meetings with parents and staff
• Writing and monitoring behavior intervention plans
• Communicating effectively with parents, administration, classroom lead guides/teachers, and the special education team
• Keeping detailed records relating to student conditions, care plans, therapies, and progress

To fulfill these responsibilities, the ideal candidate will also:

• Have a strong rapport with young children and their parents and guardians
• Be familiar with Montessori education, and aligned to Montessori’s holistic approach to child development
• Have a strong grounding in anti-bias education and antiracist values and principles, and is excited to be part of a school that is reimagining education through these lenses
• Have the ability to meet people where they are, build and nurture strong relationships, collaborate across stakeholders, build community, and lead with empathy

Qualifications

• Valid Missouri state license or certification in Special Education
• At least one year experience working with students in a self-contained classroom setting
• Familiarity with Spedtrack (MO) or other Special Education software
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Exemplary organizational skills
• Experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum
• Experience with the transfer process of student with IEP's
• Attentive and caring with the ability to develop individualized education plans (IEPs)

Schedule

School hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
Length of Work Year: from day of hire through the end of May (10 month contract), including but not limited to professional development, parent/teacher conferences, and preparatory work.

Compensation

This position offers an annual salary ranging from $45,000.00 to $49,000.00 based on level of education, licensing, and years of experience.

Benefits
City Garden offers a range of benefits for Full-time employees such as:

• Generous Paid Time-off (Fall, Winter and Spring breaks, holidays, and additional days)
• Paid Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance)
• Pre-Tax savings for family health premium costs
• Retirement Plan
• Enrollment preference to City Garden Montessori for child(ren) grades K through 8 who reside in Missouri
• Discount tuition for our Preschool program