Special Education Teacher — Shape Inclusive Learning

POWER CENTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestalt Community Schools in Tennessee seeks a dedicated Special Education teacher to create flexible programs and learning environments for students with disabilities. The role requires licensing in Special Education or Intervention, plus a bachelor’s degree or higher.

You will employ evidence-based strategies, adapt curricula, and collaborate with co-teachers and families to support IEP goals while maintaining reliable records and data for compliance and reporting.

Qualifications

• Holds TN teaching license in Special Education or Interventionist with endorsement codes.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Experience with TVAAS/state assessments and data-driven planning is preferred.
• Believes all students can learn at high levels.
• Proficient in using digital content, technology integration, and project-based learning.
• Ability to work in an extended day environment.
• Ability to teach in an inclusion setting with a co-teacher.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory--and perceptual--motor skills, language, cognition, and memory
• Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi--sensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students’ individualized education programs (IEPs) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support system
• Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate

Skills

Special Education

Inclusion

Communication skills

Team player

Technology integration

Project-based learning

Extended day readiness

Co-teaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Gestalt Community Schools in Tennessee seeks a dedicated Special Education teacher to create flexible programs and learning environments for students with disabilities. The role requires licensing in Special Education or Intervention, plus a bachelor’s degree or higher.

You will employ evidence-based strategies, adapt curricula, and collaborate with co-teachers and families to support IEP goals while maintaining reliable records and data for compliance and reporting.