High School Special Education Teacher at New West Charter School

Application Deadline

5/31/2026 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted
12/2/2025
Contact
Toni Perez
310-943-5444
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
68,473 - 100,951 Annually
Length of Work Year
2025-2026
Employment Type
Full Time

Job Summary

Job Summary

New West Charter is an award-winning 6-12th grade independent charter school in Los Angeles, California. Our school attracts a diverse student population from all over the area, focuses on academics, and builds confidence through the arts and athletics. We are looking to add an enthusiastic resource teacher to New West’s high school faculty to serve students in grades 9-12. The ideal candidate would be a highly qualified and experienced teacher who is ready to lead five periods of Academic Success resource class and participate in IEP meetings. The best candidates have a broad range of knowledge across high school courses and have the ability to work with a wide range of students and staff. Reporting Responsibilities: Reports directly to the High School Vice Principal Performance Objectives: Connects with individual students quickly and is able to establish a personal and meaningful relationship. Teachers must be able to develop a relationship built on understanding, trust, mutual respect. We are looking for people that truly care about their students beyond the school day. Able to correctly identify strengths and weaknesses in students using a variety of means. Teachers must be able to use data and other indicators to identify patterns of achievement or challenges and then work with students to develop and implement successful strategies to improve their learning. Effectively communicates and works productively with a wide range of people for the success of their students. A student’s team may consist of school administrators, faculty members, special education teammates, parents, lawyers, the student themselves, and other specialists working together for the benefit of the child. Successfully manages many tasks at once. Teacher is responsible for supervising students in and out of the classroom, monitoring engagement time, checking their quality of their work, grading/entering assignm

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Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible to implement and follow all school policies and procedures, including but not limited to the following:

Curriculum, Instructional, and Additional Employee Duties

  • Establishes and maintains a safe learning environment for all students.
  • Creates a variety of engaging lessons, activities, and assessments for assigned seminar classes
  • Explains school and state graduation requirements to students/parents
  • Provides parents and students information about progress and the resources that we offer students
  • Works with students to differentiate instruction and uses a variety of strategies to ensure student achievement
  • Develops, revises, and implements new curriculum in an effort
  • Plans, implements and coordinates instructional goals, activities, and help with students
  • Meets with struggling students individually to discuss progress and adjust teaching methods whenever necessary to help the student make progress towards their graduation and post-high school goals
  • Reviews, grades, and enters student scores in a timely fashion
  • Regularly maintains their electronic grade book for accuracy and updates at least once a week
  • Communicates (in person, email, phone, video conference) in a timely manner with all stakeholders regarding announcements, important school dates, concerns or congratulations, standardized test dates, assignment deadlines to students/parents, answers to student/parent questions, etc.
  • Documents every important student/parent meeting
  • Submits work samples and attendance records to the office within timelines established
  • Maintains all required records in an organized, efficient, and professional manner
  • Attends IEP meetings and documents students’ present levels of performance

Professional Activities and Growth

  • Participates in curriculum development, materials selection, staff development, staff committees, and professional growth activities as directed
  • Promotes positive and effective school communication by ensuring that all interactions with staff, students, parents, and the public at large are prompt, efficient, helpful and friendly
  • Maintains professional competence through participation in in-service activities provided by the school and in self-selected professional growth activities as approved

 

Requirements / Qualifications

- Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Mild/Moderate (required) - Teaching Experience (required) - EL Authorization

Required Documents: - Cover Letter - Resume - Three professional references - Credential Information - Recommendation letters (if available)


  • Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Mild/Moderate

Requirements / Qualifications

- Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Mild/Moderate (required) - Teaching Experience (required) - EL Authorization

Required Documents: - Cover Letter - Resume - Three professional references - Credential Information - Recommendation letters (if available)


  • Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Mild/Moderate

Comments and Other Information

Miscellaneous: - Must pass FBI/DOJ Background/Fingerprint test, TB Test - Able to lift 15-30 lbs without restrictions

Comments and Other Information


Miscellaneous: - Must pass FBI/DOJ Background/Fingerprint test, TB Test - Able to lift 15-30 lbs without restrictions