Special Education Teacher: Functional Life Skills

MindWorks Collaborative; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 58,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

MindWorks Collaborative is inviting applications for a Special Education Teacher focusing on Functional Life Skills. The ideal candidate will lead instruction for students with intensive needs, emphasizing collaborative team efforts in educational program development. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and teaching certification, along with strong skills in leadership, instruction, and collaboration.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in Special Education.
• Ability to be certified within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Plan and provide direct and indirect instruction to students with intensive needs.
• Facilitate collaborative teams and program development.
• Teach functional skills, literacy, math, and social communication.

Skills

Leadership

Instructional skills

Collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Minimum of Bachelor's Degree

Current Teaching Certification

Job description

Special Education Teacher: Functional Life Skills

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MindWorks Collaborative is seeking passionate and energetic Functional Lifeskills Special Education Teachers to join our school partners committed to high levels of achievement for all students. Our program partners offer a full continuum of life-skills, SEL, and communication-based offerings and support students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The ideal educators consistently demonstrate leadership and instructional skills in the area of program development for students with low-incidence disabilities.

Responsibilities

The Lifeskills Special Educator needs to plan and provide direct and indirect instruction to students with intensive needs in the classroom and out in the community. This position requires team teaching with other special educators, paraeducators, related service providers, and adaptive general education teachers. The ideal candidate will be skillful in facilitating collaborative teams and program development, training, analyzing and responding to student data, and mentoring other team members. Knowledge of clinical responses to behavior, universal design for learning, curriculum overlap, and multi-level instruction is essential. The position will include teaching functional skills, literacy, math, and social communication.

Requirements

Minimum of Bachelors Degree

Experience managing adults or educational programs

3 or more years of experience working within Special Education field

Current Teaching Certification or ability to be certified within 1 year

Bonus: Educators with prior experience w/ low-incidence disabilities

Bonus: Educators with BCBA or similar background/certifications

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Education Administration Programs

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