# Special Education Teacher

**Company**: Rocketship Public Schools
**Location**: Antioch, TN
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: Full-time
**Salary**: USD 56,000-89,260 per-year-salary
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

We are seeking a Special Education Teacher, also known as an Education Specialist, to join our team on a full-time basis. As an Education Specialist, you will work with one or more school sites and manage the IEP caseload for Rocketship students who require special education services. Your primary goal will be to improve student outcomes through targeted academic and behavioural support.

Our collaborative learning environment extends beyond the classroom, with annual teacher home visits, monthly parent community meetings, and a vibrant parent volunteer network that fosters strong relationships and a rich school culture.

**Responsibilities:**

- Ensure students meet rigorous academic goals outlined in their IEPs and our core content, with a target growth of at least 1.5 years.

- Collaborate with school teams, families, and service providers to improve student outcomes, develop solutions, and plan curriculum.

- Provide one-to-one or small group instruction, direct services, and push-in or pull-out instruction as required by IEPs.

- Co-teach with general educators and related service providers to ensure inclusive education practices.

- Coordinate referrals, assessments, and IEP team meetings, and facilitate special education services.

- Evaluate students' academic abilities and develop intervention plans.

- Collaborate with psychologists and related service providers for evaluations and assessments.

- Provide accommodations and modifications to learners with disabilities.

**Student and Parent Partnership:**

- Instruct students in basic academic subjects like reading, writing, and math.

- Draft and write professional IEPs, facilitate IEP meetings, and manage student behaviour.

- Develop Behaviour Support Plans (BSPs) or Behaviour Intervention Plans (BIPs) as needed.

- Engage with families on academic and behavioural goals and share student progress.

**Professional Culture:**

- Collaborate with general educators, families, and school communities.

- Ensure compliance with legal requirements under IDEA.

- Provide leadership and communicate effectively with colleagues.

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree.

- Valid Special Education Teaching Credential.

- Preferred: knowledge of curriculum, education code, and special education law/policies.

## Skills

### Required
- Special Education
- IEP management
- Behaviour Support Plans
- inclusion practices

### Nice to have
- curriculum knowledge
- education code
- special education law/policies

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