🌟 Special Education Teacher: $7,500 Signing Bonus + Up to $10,000 Relocation Assistance

Year-Round Schedule | Strong Training Model | ABA-Integrated Environment
Longview, Washington

Lilac Learning Center is growing, and we are looking for a passionate, highly skilled Special Education Teacher to join our team in beautiful Longview, WA. If you’re looking for a school that honors your expertise, invests deeply in your professional growth, and believes that joyful, evidence-based education changes lives, this is the place for you.

We are a small, collaborative, tight-knit school with a strong ABA-SPED integrated model - and we’re raising the bar for what Special Education should look like in our community.

💰 Compensation & Total Rewards Package

We know that exceptional educators deserve exceptional support. That’s why we offer one of the most competitive and comprehensive compensation packages in the region:

✨ Salary & Certification Incentives

• Competitive base salary, with additional salary increases for Autism Certification

✨ Signing Bonus — $7,500

Structured as:

• 50% paid at signing

• 50% paid after 6 months of employment

✨ Relocation Assistance — Up to $10,000

To help you transition smoothly to Longview:

• Must meet agreed-upon relocation conditions

• Paid directly to support moving logistics and expenses

✨ Annual Bonus — Up to $3,000

✨ Comprehensive Benefits

• 401(k) with up to 4% match

• Full medical, dental, vision, life, and disability paid 100% by company

• 3 weeks Paid time off (front loaded on January 1) plus 5 paid school closure weeks & 11 paid holidays

• Mileage & expenses reimbursed (where applicable)

• Snacks & meals provided in the staff kitchen

• Fun on the spot staff recognition program using Bonusly

✨ Professional Growth & Tuition Support

• Tuition discount through Mary Baldwin University

• Funding for ABA conferences, CEUs, and credential maintenance (Teacher Certs, BCBA, LBA)

• Opportunity to collaborate with university faculty & graduate students

• Monthly full-day PD + weekly half-day PD dedicated to training and instruction refinement

🌱 About the Role

As a Special Education Teacher at Lilac, you will play an essential role in shaping the learning trajectories of students with diverse and intensive needs. You will design individualized curriculum pathways, oversee the implementation of goals, collaborate directly with BCBAs and the Site Director, and serve as the teacher of record for your caseload.

We operate a year-round program, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., in an on-site, highly supportive environment.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

Staff Leadership

• Provide ongoing PD and coaching to Lead Techs and Behavior Technicians

• Delegate effectively to maintain instructional and behavioral treatment fidelity

• Collaborate with the BCBA on student objectives, programming, and documentation

Student Support

• Identify student needs and design SDI, accommodations, and supports

• Prepare lessons, resources, progress reports, and IEP documentation

• Monitor, assess, and respond to performance and data trends

• Implement physical management as required (with training provided)

• Maintain an inclusive, safe, predictable classroom environment

Families & Facility

• Communicate with parents about progress, goals, and next steps

• Research, modify, and implement curriculum

• Participate in maintaining a clean and safe facility

• Perform additional duties as assigned

🧩 Required Skills & Abilities

• Clear, professional oral and written communication

• Strong organizational skills and follow-through

• Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary ABA/SPED team

• Independent decision-making and strong critical thinking

• Ability to follow directions in written, oral, and visual formats

• Physical ability to respond to high-intensity student needs

• Maintains professional boundaries and student dignity

• Open to coaching and feedback

🎓 Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Washington teaching certificate with Special Education endorsement

  • Or ability to obtain within 30 days

• Current CPR/First Aid certification

  • Or ability to obtain within 30 days

• Training or willingness to train in QBS Safety-Care (crisis management + physical intervention)

💪 Physical Requirements

• Ability to kneel, squat, crawl, stand, and sit for extended periods

• Ability to lift/push/pull/carry 50 lbs

• Ability to run, walk, and physically respond in crisis situations

• Ability to climb a six-foot fence if required for safety

• Ability to perform escorts, holds, and restraints with moderate to high levels of force (training provided)

✔ Other Requirements

• Clean criminal background check 

• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance

🧰 Equipment You’ll Use

• Educational materials & adaptive tools

• iPads, computers, phones, copiers

• Basic hand tools for simple tasks

• Kitchen equipment (oven, air fryer, dishwasher)

• Cleaning tools (vacuum, mop, handhelds)

🌎 Working Environment

• Moderate to loud classroom noise

• Exposure to weather during outdoor activities

• Exposure to behaviors that require physical management

• Possible exposure to bodily fluids and bloodborne pathogens

• Highly supportive team with humor, heart, and collaboration at the center

💜 Why Educators Choose Lilac Learning Center

• You’re not “just a teacher”—you’re part of a fully integrated clinical-educational team

• Year-round stability and a manageable caseload

• An organization that invests heavily in staff training

• Leadership that listens

• A culture that values compassion, humor, professionalism, and evidence-based practice

• A compensation package that finally reflects your worth

✨ Ready to Make a Move?

Whether you’re local or exploring relocation, we’d love to meet you. Apply today and discover why educators from across the country are choosing Lilac Learning Center as the next step in their career and their calling.