Special Education Teacher - Middle School Learning & Social/Behavioral Support
Grade Levels: 6th-8th Grade
Position Type: Full-Time
Staff Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Onward Education is seeking a dedicated Special Education Teacher to support students in grades 6-8 with learning, social-emotional, and behavioral needs. This role is ideal for an educator who is passionate about creating a structured, supportive, and inclusive learning environment while helping students build academic skills, confidence, self-regulation, and positive social behaviors.
The Special Education Teacher will collaborate with general education teachers, school staff, families, and related service providers to implement IEPs and provide individualized instruction and behavioral support based on each student's unique needs.
Provide specialized instruction to 6th-8th grade students with learning, social-emotional, and behavioral needs.
Develop and implement instruction aligned with students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
Support students in accessing grade-level curriculum through accommodations, modifications, differentiated instruction, and targeted interventions.
Provide instruction in inclusive, small-group, resource, or specialized classroom settings as appropriate.
Address students' social-emotional and behavioral needs through positive, evidence-based strategies.
Teach and reinforce skills related to self-regulation, coping strategies, executive functioning, organization, communication, and peer relationships.
Monitor student academic and behavioral progress and maintain accurate documentation.
Collaborate with general education teachers to support successful participation in the general education environment.
Communicate regularly with families, administrators, related service providers, and other members of the educational team.
Participate in IEP meetings, progress monitoring, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Create a structured and supportive classroom environment that promotes student independence, engagement, and success.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with middle school students with learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral needs, social-emotional challenges, or other disabilities. Experience with IEP implementation, behavior support, differentiated instruction, and collaborative teaching environments is highly valued.
Candidates should be comfortable supporting students who may require additional structure, behavioral interventions, social-emotional instruction, and individualized academic support.
Valid Special Education teaching license/certification appropriate for the position and state requirements.
Experience working with students in grades 6-8 preferred.
Experience supporting students with learning, social-emotional, or behavioral needs preferred.
Knowledge of IEPs, accommodations, modifications, progress monitoring, and evidence-based instructional practices.
Strong communication, collaboration, classroom management, and organizational skills.
Commitment to creating an inclusive and student-centered learning environment.
Employer Details:
- Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
- Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
- Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full-time temporary assignments.
- Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
- Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing, and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.
