High School Special Education Teacher

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Deliver targeted course content in an online setting

• Provide instruction, assistance, and guidance while overseeing the learning process

• Concentrate on the unique needs of students as outlined in each student’s Individualized Education Program

• Actively collaborate with students and parents to enhance student learning

• Maintain necessary compliance documentation for serving students with special needs

• Ensure that special education and related services are offered as determined by the IEP team

• Communicate effectively with parents and service staff regarding appropriate therapies

• Develop compliant IEPs, progress reports, and other essential special education documentation

• Facilitate and lead collaborative meetings for special education, including annual IEP meetings

• Utilize resources to provide accommodations and modifications, such as assistive technology, supplemental curriculum, and accessible text

• Adapt Stride K12 lessons and assessments as indicated by the IEP

• Ensure student inclusion and success within the general education classroom

• Collect data and work samples to track progress towards IEP goals and objectives

• Document parent interactions and student interventions

• Analyze student data to recommend remediation and enrichment strategies

• Provide engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences

• Personalize learning while maintaining high expectations for all students

• Manage the grade book and uphold student academic integrity

• Make decisions regarding student placement and promotion, and notify administrators of performance issues

• Prepare students for high-stakes standardized assessments

• Build positive relationships with families and communicate promptly with students and parents/learning coaches

• Assist parents/learning coaches with curricular, instructional, and basic virtual-classroom troubleshooting

⛳️ Requirements

• North Carolina Teaching Certification is required

• Special Education endorsement is mandatory

• Candidates must reside in North Carolina or in bordering states within a 30-mile radius; out-of-state applicants must possess North Carolina teaching certification

• Bachelor’s degree is required

• Active state teaching license is necessary

• Capability to pass the required background check

• Ability to work independently, typically over 40 hours per week

• Capacity to maintain a professional home office free from distractions during work hours

• Ability to collaborate with other educators to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, using it to inform instructional decisions

• Open to receiving regular coaching from administrators

• Willingness to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time for professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment opportunity

• Virtual/remote working arrangement

• Option to work independently from a professional home office

• Face-to-face professional development opportunities available

• Reasonable accommodations provided for individuals with disabilities

• Equal employment opportunity protections offered