This is a temporary, full-time (1.0 FTE) position for the remainder of the 2026/27 school year. The above salary range references a full-time (1.0 FTE) salary for the full 2026/27 school year. This position is also eligible for a 14% Life Skills Teacher stipend.
Candidates must hold a TSPC teaching license with a Special Education endorsement.
This teacher will work collaboratively with school personnel in providing, implementing, designing and adapting instructional programs for the special educational needs of identified students in a variety of settings. A primary focus is the establishment of a positive learning environment that promotes a high level of achievement for all students while considering the background and developmental level of the individual student. This teacher is a full member of a building staff and Educational Support Services and will be supervised by the principal in collaboration with Educational Support Services.
Essential Functions:
Meets the standards of Competent and Ethical Performance as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR 584-020-000 to 584-020-0045). The following are examples of principle duties; however, any one position may not cover all duties listed and examples may not cover all duties an employee is expected to perform.
- Effectively works with and responds to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds. Cultivates and models a respectful working and learning environment.
- Utilizes effective, proactive behavioral management skills in all school settings.
- Collaboratively leads functional assessments and develops Behavior Support Plans with student centered involvement.
- Utilizes effective instructional strategies making data based instructional decisions
- Adapts/modifies regular classroom curriculum
- Implements individual plans (IEP/504/TAG)
- Attends Support Services Team (SST) meetings and also attends Educational Support Servicesstaff meetings.
- Provides, implements, designs and adapts individual/group academic and behavioral programs in all school settings aligning instruction, when possible, with district and state benchmarks.
- Adapts/modifies transition curriculum and activities.
- Works effectively and collaboratively with diverse student, staff and community populations.
- Works collaboratively with other school personnel (e.g., Title I, regular education, school psychologist specialists, classified staff) in meeting the behavioral and academic needs of students.
- Works with team members to accomplish mutually agreed upon goals.
- Is responsive to feedback from colleagues and administrators and is able to apply feedback to improve skills and services to students.
- Assists schools in identification of students with disabilities
- Maintains ongoing communication with parents, other teachers and Educational Support Services in the planning, implementation and monitoring of programs
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student conduct, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom and school in a fair and just manner.
- Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students and parents/guardians
- concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
- Strives to improve professional competence through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, classes and other professional development activities.
- At sites with more than one special education teacher, works collaboratively as a team member in meeting the needs of students
- Administers assessments and collect and interprets data to monitor student progress
- Manages time to complete required special education paperwork
- Monitors the progress of students in all school settings
- Designs instruction, trains, monitors and provides feedback foreducational assistantsand is available for problem solving.