Teacher Extended Resources

Sahuarita Unified School District; Sahuarita (AZ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sahuarita Unified School District seeks a Teacher Special Education to provide inclusive classroom services under a 10-month exempt contract. The role centers on coordinating IEPs, delivering adaptive instruction, and promoting student safety and engagement.

The position requires AZ teaching certification with a Special Education endorsement, and compliance with district policies, data privacy, and collaborative teamwork with families and specialists.

Qualifications

• Requires Valid Arizona teaching certificate with Special Education Endorsement.
• Must meet Federal Highly Qualified standards.
• Must hold Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development, monitoring, and implementation of IEPs for inclusion students.
• Maintain confidential student records accurately.
• Organize Special Education team meetings to discuss IEP modifications.
• Monitor student behavior across classrooms, playgrounds, and field trips.
• Develop daily lesson plans and modify instruction to meet individual needs.
• Communicate with parents about evaluation methods and student progress.

Skills

IEP coordination

Classroom management

Record keeping

Family collaboration

Education

Arizona teaching certificate

Special Education endorsement

Fingerprint clearance

Job description

• Position Type: Student Services/ Cross Categorical - Resource


• Date Posted: 5/6/2026


• Date Available: 07/23/2026


• Location: Anza Trail School


• Closing Date: Until Filled

TITLE: TEACHER SPECIAL EDUCATION

CONTRACT TERMS: EXEMPT/10 Month

SALARY CLASSIFICATION: Certified Salary Determination Chart

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develops and implements a curriculum program consistent with district educational goals and objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Serves as case manager responsible for coordinating the development, monitoring, and implementation of inclusion student's Individual Education Plan (IEP).


• Maintains accurate and confidential records of all assigned students.


• Organizes a Special Education team, comprised of all essential parties, to discuss, change and/or modify IEP’s by expatriation date or when necessary.


• Observes and monitors control of students behavior in the classroom, playground, field-trips, lunchroom, library, school buses and other areas.


• Establishes, maintains and promotes a classroom atmosphere which ensures the emotional and physical safety and well being of students and emphasizes mutual respect, self-worth, self-discipline, cooperation, consideration and responsibility.


• Assess student needs and develops, implements and evaluates daily lesson plans for students to include scheduled activities and materials. Modifies instruction of program to meet the needs of each child.


• Utilizes and implements classroom management techniques to maintain organization, orderliness and student safety, and a productive learning environment. Utilizes positive reinforcement to maximize desired behavior and educational outcomes.


• Evaluates written materials to include written assignments and tests. Analyzes and evaluates student progress and course curriculum.


• Evaluates the performance of students regarding achievements in curriculum and activities and makes necessary provisions to meet learning needs. Ensures parents and students are informed of methods of evaluation utilized in the classroom.


• Develop the instructional plan for assigned students. Work with the Special Education Paraprofessional in implementing lesson plans and educational approaches of the Individual Education Plan.


• Assist the regular education classroom teacher with modifications and strategies for including the inclusion student as much as practical.


• Provide information, support, and communication with parents and families.


• And other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

A. REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

• Valid Arizona teaching certification; Must also have a Special Education Endorsement on their Teaching Certificate (or equivalent education and/or training),


• Highly Qualified, as defined by Federal Standards, in the area in which you are to teach;


• Any equivalent combination of training, education or experience that meets the minimum qualifications and state certification requirements will be accepted.


• Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card

B. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel and type; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.


• Employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.


• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

C.COMMITMENT & DEPENDABILITY

• Willingness to perform as an integral member of a successful team;


• Dedication to providing the highest level of service;


• Willingness to adhere to policies and procedures.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS

Order classroom supplies and instructional materials.

MENTAL TASKS

Communicate – verbally and in writing. Read. Analyze. Evaluate. Manage. Promote Learning. Ensure safety. Observe.

PHYSICAL TASKS

Work involves sitting for extended periods of time, moving from one location to another, reaching, stooping, bending, and holding, lifting and grasping objects.

EQUIPMENT, AIDS, TOOLS, MATERIALS

Uses projector, whiteboard, whiteboard marker, and other office or instructional equipment, such as telephones, fax-machines, computers and associated technology. May use hand tools and operate power-driven machinery, as appropriate and aligned with student programming.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Indoor classroom environment. Outdoor school campus and community environments. Contact with the public, colleagues, students and families.

CONTROL, SUPERVISION

Monitor students, volunteers, inclusion assistants, special education aides in the classroom, throughout the school campus, and in the community (as appropriate; e.g. field trips, community-based instruction).

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

EVALUATION PROCEDURE

In accordance with provisions specified in Governing Board policy.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Reports to school/site administration

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Some

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

Sahuarita Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, sex or disability in admission or access to , or treatment or employment in, its educational programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.