Special Education Teacher - FALL 2024

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Special Education Teacher who is interested in developing the special curricular trajectory and goal management for each student as well as overseeing and training staff to the student’s goal procedures while reporting to the Site Director. 

We offer a small, collaborative, and caring group of caring and nerdy individuals where we support one another to provide excellent services for each client we serve.  Our mission is to raise the standard of Special Education in our community!

Full-time, 8am-4pm Monday through Friday,  year round school setting
This is NOT a remote position

Benefits 

At LLC, we share a nerdy sense of humor but cultivate employee feedback about the work environment in order to continuously grow. We offer free snacks and meals in our employee kitchen. We participate in local and state events whenever we can. We do continuous training with our staff and have dedicated one day a month as well as half-day Fridays to education and professional development. 

• • Relocation assistance negotiable
• • 401(k) matching
• • Flexible schedule
• • Quarterly bonus performance-based bonus
• • Discretionary Profit-Sharing Plan
• • Health insurance, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance at the manager level benefit
• • Paid time off package in addition to paid school closure weeks and holidays

• • Expenses & mileage paid
• • Discount with Mary Baldwin University for additional education opportunities

• • Support for engagement in professional development activities including attending conference in Applied Behavior Analysis and completing CEU's for maintaining BCBA certification and LBA licensure.

• • Opportunity to work with university faculty and graduate students pursuing a variety of research interests
• • Employee recognition “kudos” through Bonusly
• • Ongoing training and development of admin and staff
• • Well-supported, conservative case load

Duties:

• • Staff
  • o Professional development
  • o Delegation to Lead Techs and Behavior Technicians
  • o Collaboration with BCBA on all student objectives and documents
  • • Student
  • o Identifying individual needs
  • o Creating a supportive and effective learning environment
  • o Ensuring accommodations
  • o Preparing lessons and resources
  • o Developing and maintain IEP documentation
  • o Assessing student performance
  • o Teacher of record
  • o Physical Management
  • • Facility
  • o Updating parents on student progress
  • o Researching curriculum
  • o Assisting with cleaning tasks 

As well as other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Effective oral and written communication skills

Effective organizational skills

Good public relations skills

Ability to function as part of an interdisciplinary team

Ability to think and act autonomously in a variety of situations

Ability to define and solve practical problems

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.  Ability to physically respond to physically active and aggressive children, adolescents, and young adults.

Follows the appropriate chain of command

Responds appropriately to feedback

Maintains professional boundaries

Maintains student dignity

Preferred Qualifications:

• • • Professional background in Applied Behavior Analysis Seeking further education in Special Education and/or Applied Behavior Analysis
  • • Professional background and/or professional training in working with children with moderate to severe disabilities ages 3-21
  • •  Professional background and/or professional training in working with children who exhibit severe/challenging behavior
  • • Professional background working with children to teach functional communication skills both vocally and using AAC devices.

Minimum Qualifications

• • • Must have a Masters degree
  • • Must hold or qualify for a Washington teaching certificate with Special Education endorsement.
  • • Must hold or be willing to obtain First Aid/CPR certification
  • • Training or willingness to be trained in QBS Safety Care de-escalation and crisis management techniques including physical management / restraint & isolation procedures

Physical requirements

Must be able to assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, crawling, sitting, standing) for extended periods of time

Must be able to sit, stand, climb, walk, balance, lift 50 pounds, push/pull 50 pounds, carry 50 lbs, grasp, reach, handle, stoop/crouch, crawl, talk, hear, taste, and smell regularly

Defined as:

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. This job requires the ability to run and walk for a minimum of 5 minutes, escort a student for a minimum of 5 minutes, and be able to climb a six foot fence. This position must be able to respond quickly to active and aggressive children, adolescents, and young adults ages 5 to 22. Physical response may include evasion, and/or performing approved escorts, holds, and restraints to maintain student and staff safety. These activities may require the ability to run, use of arms in deflecting, restraining, or holding for periods of time with a moderate to high level of force, use of torso and hips to balance or hold, and ability to kneel and rise, or lie on the ground and rise swiftly and safely.

Other requirements

Criminal background clearance or formal exception

Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and verified auto insurance

Equipment Used

Children’s toys and educational materials

Office equipment including copy machine, laptop, ipad, and phone

Hand tools including hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, and painting supplies

Kitchen appliances including oven, airfryer, and dishwasher

Cleaning equipment including mop, vacuum, and handhelds

Working Environment

Noise Conditions: exposed to moderate and occasional loud noise from students, toys, and normal school equipment

Heat/Cold: may be subject to heat, cold, wet, and/or humid weather conditions, and occasionally five or more minutes in extreme heat, cold, or wet weather conditions

Injury exposure: position requires physical activity and occasionally physical management of a student therefore may present conditions for injury

Environmental Exposures: potential exposure to secretions, saliva, blood, urine, and feces; thereby, potentially at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens