Special Education Teacher - Fergus Falls

Lakes-Country-Service-Cooperative; Fergus Falls (MN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

403(b) plan

Sick leave

Team support

Job summary

Lakes Country Academy in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, seeks a Special Education Teacher to support K-12 students with emotional/behavioral disorders in a Level IV setting. The program offers smaller caseloads, trauma‑informed practices, and a strong team that includes behavior specialists, a school psychologist, and a social worker.

You will manage IEPs, monitor progress, and deliver holistic, trauma‑sensitive programming blending academics with functional life skills and employability training.

Qualifications

• Licensed Minnesota Special Education Teacher (Tier 3 or 4) in Emotional Behavior Disorders (EBD) preferred.
• Tier 1 or 2 licensure, or Out-of-Field Permission.
• Experience working with K-12 students with behavioral challenges preferred.
• Passion for collaborative, student-centered instruction.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized instruction to K-12 students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) in a Level IV setting.
• Collaborate with paraprofessionals, behavior specialists (BCBA/RBT), a school psychologist, and a school social worker.
• Deliver holistic, trauma-sensitive programming blending academics, functional life skills, and employability training.
• Manage IEP compliance and progress monitoring for assigned caseload.

Skills

Collaboration

Teamwork

Job description

Join Lakes Country Academy (LCA), a Level IV setting in beautiful, lake-filled west-central Minnesota, as a Special Education Teacher supporting students referred by their resident school districts.

LCA offers smaller caseloads and staff-to-student ratios than a typical district setting, shorter student days that build in daily time for paperwork, prep, and team collaboration, and a trauma-informed, relationship-based model that blends academics with functional life skills, employability training, and social-emotional learning.

Your Role Will Include:

• Provide specialized instruction to K-12 students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) in a Level IV setting.
• Collaborate with a full support team: paraprofessionals, behavior specialists (BCBA/RBT), a school psychologist, and a school social worker.
• Deliver holistic, trauma-sensitive programming blending academics, functional life skills, and employability training.
• Manage IEP compliance and progress monitoring for assigned caseload.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Minnesota Special Education Teacher (Tier 3 or 4) in Emotional Behavior Disorders (EBD) preferred.
• Tier 1 or 2 licensure, or Out-of-Field Permission.
• Experience working with K-12 students with behavioral challenges preferred.
• Passion for collaborative, student-centered instruction.

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary: $55,998–$86,871, based on license and experience.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and long-term disability insurance.
• 403(b) and TRA retirement contributions.
• Generous sick leave.
• Strong administrative and behavioral team support.

Location & Shift Times:

• Fergus Falls Lakes Country Academy.
• Start time: 8:00am.
• Shift type: Full-time (school-year schedule).
• For the 2026-2027 school year; school start date: September 1, 2026.