Special Education Teacher- Float

Richardson School; Beloit (WI); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

401(k) Match

PTO

Employee Stock Ownership

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Richardson School in Beloit and Madison seeks a Float Teacher to join our Special Education team, providing specialized instruction across classrooms for students with disabilities.

This flexible, float position supports evolving needs with a typical 8:00–4:00 schedule and a salary range of $54k–$70k, plus comprehensive benefits. Includes tuition assistance, PTO, and ESOP after one year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• SPED licensure preferred; or eligible for alternative pathway to SPED licensure.
• Maintains Wisconsin licensure for Special Education; cross-categorical K-12 preferred.
• Experience with students with autism, emotional disabilities, or cognitive disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review records of incoming students and prepare to include students in the classroom.
• Step in as temporary IEP case manager when needed; ensure IEPs are updated and implemented.
• Collaborate with families, therapists, and multidisciplinary teams to support IEP development.
• Assist in leading IEP meetings and maintain compliant progress monitoring.
• Complete and submit daily lesson plans, instructional data, behavior data, and weekly summaries on schedule.
• Manage classroom supplies and coordinate purchases with leadership.

Skills

IEP Collaboration

Classroom management

Team collaboration

Flex staffing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

SPED licensure eligibility

Job description

## Special Education Teacher- FloatApplylocations: Beloit, WI: Madison, WItime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition id: JR108084Majority Women Employee-Owned. Empowered by Everyone to Transform Lives. **Overview****The Richardson School** is seeking a **Float Teacher** to join their Special Education team! The position would float between the **Madison + Beloit** campuses.The Float Teacher will provide specialized instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities across a variety of classrooms and instructional settings. This is a flexible, float teaching position, designed to support students and teams based on evolving needs rather than being assigned to a single classroom long-term.**OUR CULTURE:***Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion remains as strong as ever at MyPath Companies. We believe that cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment is not only the right thing to do but also integral to our success as an organization. We understand that the current political and social climate may raise concerns about DEI initiatives. However, we see this as an opportunity to reaffirm our dedication to creating an equitable workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute. At MyPath, DEI isn't just a policy—it's part of who we are and how we operate every day. From our hiring practices and the clients that we serve, our employee resource groups to our community outreach and more, we are focused on fostering a culture of belonging for everyone.***ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:*** Review records of incoming students and be prepared to include students in the classroom* Step in as a temporary IEP case manager when needed, ensuring IEPs are updated, implemented, and aligned with student needs.* Adapt to changes in IEP case management responsibilities, stepping in when a teacher is unavailable to maintain seamless student support.* Collaborate with families, therapists, and multidisciplinary teams to support IEP development and service delivery when serving in a classroom teacher role.* Assist in leading IEP meetings, maintain compliance, and ensure accurate progress monitoring and documentation for student goals.* Completes and submits necessary paperwork, daily lesson plans, instructional data, behavior data, and weekly summaries or paperwork deadlines as assigned to immediate supervisor or designee in a timely fashion as scheduled per students assigned.* Manages all student/classroom supplies in fiscally responsible manner; consults with leadership as necessary for purchasing.* Demonstrates flexibility in meeting changing student needs of all classrooms, including new enrollments and schedule changes, per immediate supervisors’ direction.* Functions within legal, licensing, Agency, and professional standards in maintaining a therapeutic and educational environment for the student within the classroom throughout the school day.* Establishes a culture for learning as evidenced by student and staff interactions.* Provides leadership and direction to staff responsible for supporting the classroom.* Promotes respect and rapport between all members of the learning environment.* Establish and monitor routines and procedures for consistency, efficient use of time, and the creation of environments conducive to student needs* Develops and implements overall classroom Individualized Education and Crisis Cycle plans and individualizes this for specific students as necessary as well as incorporating recommendations from team members.* Utilizes proactive classroom behavior management approaches that are consistent with the goals and needs of the classroom students and aligns with MyPath therapeutic models.* Updates Progress Reports in accordance with the trimester or quarterly marking period schedule (i.e., goals met, percent, trials, etc.).* Completes Incident Reports per policy to ensure communication of pertinent information regarding student’s social, emotional, behavioral, and physical functioning.* Substitute teaches to provide high quality face to face and/or virtual instruction based on students’ Individualize Education Plans (IEPs) as needed.* Incorporates new instructional models and assessment techniques to assure optimum educational standards and ability to reach students’ changing needs.* Applies knowledge gained through participation in continuing education, attendance at professional conferences, review of professional journals and participation in in-service programs and/or other internal opportunities presented.* Accesses and implements standards-based curriculum and modifications/accommodations based on individual student needs across all classrooms engaging with the full student body as needed.* Demonstrates continued effort to improve teaching competencies per changing student needs.**WAGES & BENEFITS:*** **Hours:** 8-4pm during the regular school year + availability to work ESY* **Schedule:** Monday- Friday, following a traditional school calendar* **Salary Range:** $54k-$70k annually; Final salary based on level of education + years of experience/licensure. Our teachers are paid year round!* **Tuition Assistance** program for further professional development* Health, Dental, Vision, short-term/long-term disability, life insurance* Generous PTO package* We are an Employee Owned Company! You will automatically acquire company stock after one year of employment* 401(k) Match* PayActive– access your wages the very next day!**QUALIFICATIONS:*** **Bachelor's Degree required*** Teacher Certification in Special Education (preferred); or eligible for alternative pathway to SPED licensure* Eligible for State Special or Regular Education Licensure **required*** Maintains teaching licensure with the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in Special Education; Cross-Categorical K-12 preferred.* Experience in working with students with autism, emotional disabilities, or cognitive disabilities is preferred* Demonstrates an ability to exercise good judgment and effectively solve problems* Remains calm under pressure and maintains self-composure/self-control* Effective working alone and as a member of a team