SPED (M/M) Resource - Trailside Elementary

Alpine School District; Wilderness Village (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpine School District seeks an Elementary SPED Resource Teacher to support Trailside Elementary students with Mild/Moderate disabilities. The role centers on implementing research-based interventions, writing IEP goals, and collaborating with general education teachers and related services to ensure progress toward IEP goals.

Under supervision, you will create a safe, engaging classroom, monitor progress, communicate with families, and participate in IEP meetings.

Qualifications

• SPED license and Mild/Moderate Disabilities endorsement required.
• Experience implementing IEP goals and behavior intervention plans.
• Ability to collaborate with general education teachers and related staff.
• Ability to write reports and communicate progress to parents.

Responsibilities

• Organizes developmentally appropriate learning opportunities to support student success.
• Adapts tasks to address individualized learning within curriculum.
• Assesses progress toward objectives and provides feedback to parents and admins.
• Communicates with parents about progress and goals.
• Directs assistant staff and paraeducators to support students.
• Collaborates with SPED teachers and related staff to deliver services per IEP.
• Manages student behavior to maintain a safe learning environment.
• Monitors preschool students in various educational settings.
• Models social and interpersonal skills.
• Prepares written materials for progress reporting.
• Attends IEP meetings as needed.
• Responds to emergencies to ensure safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

SPED license

Mild/Moderate Disabilities endorsement

Job description

SPED (M/M) Resource - Trailside Elementary JobID: 17609

• Position Type: CERTIFIED - Special Education/ Elementary - SPED (M/M) Resource
• Date Posted: 10/29/2026
• Location: Trailside

Position starting: January 4, 2027
FTE: 1.0 (Full Time)
Remainder of year
Hiring Manager: Geovanni Guzman | Hillary Tolman
email: [e-mail] | [e-mail]
phone: [phone]

Certification:

• SPEDlicense is required
• Mild /Moderate Disabilities (M/M) endorsement is required

SPEDMild/Moderate Support Needs -Resource
Elementary Special Education Resource Teacher
Position Purpose Under the general supervision of the School Principal, to facilitate student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills through implementing specialized instructionusing research based interventions and district curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes; addressing specific educational needs of individual students and by creating a flexible, safe and optimal learning environment; and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goals, etc. Writing and implementing IEP goals and behavior intervention plans to ensure adequate progress of students with mild to moderate disabilities. This person will ensure that timelines are followed, meetings are establishedand held in a timely and compliant manner. This person will also work closely with general educationclassroom teachers as well as related service providers to ensure adequate progress on IEP goals is made.

Essential Functions

• Organizes and facilitates developmentally appropriate learning opportunities for the purpose of ensuring student participation and improving the student academic success to foster a smooth and successful transition to elementary school.
• Adapts classroom work for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning within established curriculum guidelines.
• Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations, student's achievements, and developing methods of improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Directs assistant teacher and special education paraeducator, volunteers, and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Collaborates effectively with special education teacher, related servers, instructional coach, and other colleagues for the purpose of providing appropriate services to all students as outlined in the IEP.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Monitors preschool students in a variety of educational environments for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Models conversation, manners, clean up activities, listening skills, etc. for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social and interpersonal behavior.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. weekly newsletters, assessment reports, lesson plans, etc.) for the purpose of communicating with parents, documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
• Attends IEP meetings for students as needed.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to the appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Administers first aid and/or dispenses medications for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) for the purpose of resolving issues, providing information, and/or direction.
• Participates in a variety of meetings for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit