Special Education Teacher $2,000 sign-on bonus!

Basis Educational Group - Goodyear, AZ

Full-time - Entry Level

Goodyear, AZ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

BASIS Goodyear is seeking qualified candidates for a Special Education Teacher for the 2024/2025 school year. The role of the Special Education Teacher is to work directly with students to identify and fulfill needed educational services and supports as part of a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). This position involves participating in IEP meetings and providing support to general education teachers regarding classroom interventions, student accommodations, modifications, and special education requirements. The Special Education Teacher will work closely with students with disabilities in both small group settings and one-on-one interactions to ensure that each student's unique educational needs are met effectively. In this role, the teacher will fulfill required provisions in student plans, including service minutes, by providing specially designed instruction and facilitating other supports and/or related services. Responsibilities also include providing instructional interventions and academic support to individual students or small groups, as well as case management services for students with disabilities. This includes coordination of IEP team meetings, parent communication, program development, special education service provision, individualized education plan implementation, and compliance with all state and federal special education requirements. The Special Education Teacher will oversee the initial evaluation and reevaluation process from start to finish, coordinating and facilitating MET meetings, and ensuring the participation of contracted service providers, including the school psychologist and related service personnel. The teacher will also collect and maintain documentation associated with IEPs, ensuring confidentiality and integrity of student records and progress information. Regular communication and coordination with related service providers will be essential to schedule student services and IEP meetings. Additionally, the teacher will supervise the day-to-day tasks of the ESS Assistant(s) and/or Special Education Specialist, proctor individual or small group testing for state, district, or alternate assessments, and perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Work with students with disabilities in small group settings or 1:1 setting.
• Interact directly with assigned students to fulfill IEP requirements.
• Fulfill required provisions in student plans, including service minutes, by providing specially designed instruction and facilitating other supports and/or related services.
• Provide instructional interventions and academic support to individual students or small groups.
• Provide case management services for students with disabilities, including coordination of IEP team meetings, parent communication, program development, special education service provision, individualized education plan implementation, and compliance.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal special education requirements.
• Facilitate IEP meetings.
• Oversee the initial evaluation and reevaluation process from start to finish, including coordinating and facilitating MET meetings, coordinating the participation of contracted service providers, including the school psychologist and related service personnel, and completing the evaluation report and eligibility paperwork.
• Collaborate and assist general education teachers in implementing IEP requirements for their students to ensure the availability of a FAPE.
• Collect and maintain documentation associated with IEP and ensure confidentiality and integrity of student records and progress information.
• Record requests for incoming students.
• Set up students in IEP-Pro.
• Request record transfer (if previous school used IEP-Pro).
• Request records from previous school electronically if school does not use IEP-Pro.
• Collection of student data from classroom teachers and providers for upcoming IEP and MET meetings.
• Collect data and report progress on annual IEP goals.
• Prepare and report accurate and timely data for internal and external regulatory purposes.
• Supervise itinerant-related service providers to coordinate service schedule, IEP meeting, initial and re-evaluation meetings, and regular communication with providers a FAPE is being provided.
• Maintain regular, full, predictable attendance.
• Develop a working knowledge and understanding of general education curriculum to adapt the content appropriately to deliver specially designed instruction to eligible students with disabilities.
• May need to perform CPI or TACT-2 certified restraint or seclusion as school designee.
• Regular communication and coordination with related service providers to schedule student services, schedule IEP and MET meetings.
• Oversee day to day tasks of the ESS Assistant(s) and/or Special Education Specialist.
• Proctor individual or small group testing for state, district, or alternate assessments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card and/or satisfactory applicable state background check, current special education certificate valid in relevant jurisdiction, CPR and First Aid.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in special education; Master's degree in special education or related subject matter.
• 1+ year(s) special education experience.
• Certifications: CPI or TACT-2.

Benefits

• Employer paid medical and dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• PTO
• Ability to add dependents
• 401k with partial match that grows over time