Special Education (Resource) Teacher (K-5)
Are you a licensed special educator, and do you have a passion for supporting diverse learners? This is a full-time position for a passionate and unique individual looking for a challenge.
Futuro Academy Public Charter School, a new charter elementary school located in East Las Vegas, invites energetic professionals to apply to the position of Special Education Resource Teacher (K-5). The school is founded on the belief that all students, regardless of their language ability, socioeconomic status, or zip code they were born into, can learn and achieve at high levels during their education when held to the highest expectations by a motivated and well-trained staff. It is our mission to provide an education all students to excel into middle school, through high school, and at the university of their choice.
The school opened in the fall of 2017 with four classes of Kindergarteners and 1st graders. We added a grade every year and are now at full Charter with K-5. We are looking for high capacity, energetic, detail oriented, and fun loving individuals who love teaching to join our Founding Team.
Status: Exempt
Job Type: Full Time
Reports to: Executive Director
Responsibilities:
- Provide direct and indirect instruction (through directing Teacher Assistants) in Special Education in core elementary education subjects;
- Evaluate students’ progress;
- Prepare at regular intervals individual student achievement reports for parents;
- Prepare required components of annual IEP documents;
- Facilitate annual IEP meetings;
- Provide an inviting, exciting, innovative, learning environment;
- Engage in effective and appropriate school-wide classroom management;
- Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff;
- Perform other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the Executive Director.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree;
- Special Education Teacher certification;
- Demonstrated expertise in the subject they will teach, as evidenced by personal skills and knowledge, an undergraduate major or minor or graduate degree in the subject they will teach, or direct subject-area teaching experience;
- Demonstrated communication skills;
- Demonstrated ability and experience to engage the interest of school-age children;
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse children, with emphasis on those with special needs;
- Teaching experience in a public or private school, preferably in an urban setting;
- Demonstrated ability to work well with parents;
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member;
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate tests and measurements of achievement;
- Demonstrated willingness to be held accountable for student results.
Preferred Skills and Work Experience
- Expertise in the subject area they will teach, as evidenced by personal skills, knowledge, and an undergraduate major or minor or graduate degree education in the subject they will teach.
- Proficiency as evidenced by quantitative and qualitative results while teaching in previous experience.
Qualities of a Successful Candidate High-level communication skills;
- Ability and experience in engaging the interest of school-age children;
- Enthusiasm to work with diverse children, including those with special needs;
- Ability to work well with families;
- Mindset and skills to work effectively as a team member;
- Demonstrated willingness to be held accountable for student results.
- Spanish fluency highly preferred
Physical Requirements
Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
Salary & Benefits
Futuro Academy offers a competitive salary and competitive benefits. Compensation will vary based upon range of experience and/or certifications and endorsements allowing a greater range of duties and responsibilities. For more information on salary placement, visit our webpage at www.futuroacademy.org in the Join our Team section.
Start Date
Futuro Academy is looking for a Special Education Teacher (K-5) for the 2024-25 school year.
Commitment to Diversity
As an equal opportunity employer, Futuro Academy hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $58,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- Special Education Teaching: 2 years (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
- Special Education Teaching License (Required)
Work Location: In person
