Special Education Lead Teacher - Pacifica at Spectrum Center Schools and Programs
About the Employer
Welcome to Spectrum Center Schools and Programs, where we have been dedicated to serving students with special needs, behavioral challenges, and emotional disorders for over 30 years. As a vital part of ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy, & Education, we are committed to changing the lives of children by providing them with the opportunity to create successful, independent futures. Operating a variety of specialized program centers, we partner with more than 235 school districts nationwide to provide instructional and behavioral services in a safe, trusting environment where students can achieve their full potential.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Work. With Purpose Spectrum, a growing, dynamic organization with a social mission to offer hope, is seeking a Special Education Teacher for our team. Our Special Education teachers help kids develop skills that allow them and to prepare for college, career – for life – after high school. This individual will join an award-winning team and perform meaningful work in a culture that welcomes innovation, encourages creative expression and offers limitless potential for personal and professional satisfaction. If you thrive in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, outcome-driven environment, seek a career with a social mission, and possess a problem-solving mindset, a sense of humor – and a stellar work ethic – we should talk. Special Education Teachers, along with other staff members, prepare and implement a full educational teaching plan for each student. Spectrum Special Education teachers conduct group and individual instruction in the classroom and in the community to implement students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEP), improve students’ quality of life and prepare them to become active members of their community. The Lead Teacher assures adherence to curriculum standards and proper IEP development and trains/mentors site teachers in research-based instructional strategies, academic rigor in the classrooms, problem solving techniques, and effective classroom management. Also performs regular Teacher duties such as planning, preparing, and implementing the instructional process for each student within the classroom including, but not limited to; delivery of instruction, implementation of curriculum materials & educational software, and development of daily lesson plans & classroom schedule, which reflect state and school requirements as well the physical, emotional, and educational needs of the learner. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following: Monitors adherence to curriculum by reviewing lesson pla
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SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (MILD/MOD) - PACIFICA, CA
Our Special Education teachers help kids develop skills that allow them and to prepare for college, career – for life – after high school.
Special Education Teachers, along with other staff members, prepare and implement a full educational teaching plan for each student. Spectrum Special Education teachers conduct group and individual instruction in the classroom and in the community to implement students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEP), improve students’ quality of life and prepare them to become active members of their community.
Position details:
- Prepare and implement the instructional process for students with IEP’s
- Deliver instruction, through the use of curriculum materials and educational software
- Develop daily lesson plans and classroom schedule that reflects state and school requirements
- Collaborate with content teachers to provide instructional support and approved modification to the curriculum
- Implement standards for student behavior in order to ensure a safe, secure and effective learning environment by providing a high degree of structure, clear expectations, and consistency
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Qualifications
Experience
Required
- Knowledge of relevant technology
- Skills in working with students with diverse needs
Licenses & Certifications
Required
- Education Specialist or Special Education Teaching Credential Mild/Mod
- Meet professional teacher education requirements of the state
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Requirements / Qualifications
California SPED credential
Requirements / Qualifications
California SPED credential