Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Primary Purpose: Maintain excellent relationships with families, work successfully within a team, understand developmentally appropriate practices for students, recognize the educational value of the natural environment and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in their teaching practice.

Position Details:

• Location: Roswell, GA
• Salary: $40,000-51,000
• Hours: May vary based on location
• Schedule: May vary based on location

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Valid GA teaching certification in Special Education required.
• Experience working with students with a range of disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities, autism, developmental delays, etc.)

Skills & Experience:

•  Must be motivated, nurturing, creative, self-directed and a collaborative team member.  
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a passion and energy for teaching children.  
• Desire to play a meaningful role in each student’s daily school life and the life of the school.
• Ability to clearly communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a teaching partnership.
• Ability to nurture and challenge each student.  
• Model continuous learning, and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.  
• Understand academic, social, behavioral, and emotional development milestones of children.
• Understand positive discipline in a progressive educational setting. 

Responsibilities:

• Adhere to the school philosophy recognizing the developmental nature of childhood growth and each child’s need for belonging.
• Work in accordance with the mission, vision and values of High Meadows School around approaches to learning/teaching, project-based instruction, and the Positive Discipline approach to behavior.
• Are responsible for supervision and direct instruction, student assessment, narratives, communication with parents, and parent-student-teacher conferences.
• Are responsible for student learning, classroom instruction, and curriculum implementation in the core subject areas or in a specialty area, depending on the teaching role and grade level position.
• Will work with a team to design learning environments that are focused on creativity and innovation, striving to challenge students to a deeper thinking level and to develop a yearning for greater understanding.