Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Southside Family Charter School (SFCS) is a K-8 school committed to social justice education. At SFCS, our community is striving to make our city and world a more inclusive, equitable, and just place through engaging our students in critical thinking and problem solving, involvement in political and social activism, and encouraging creative expression and student agency. We are seeking a critically conscious, compassionate, adaptive, and open-minded educator to join our team as a Special Education Teacher for the 2023-34 school year.

Qualifications

The Special Education teacher needed for this position will be licensed in Special Education (either ASD, LD, EBD) and working primarily with students in grades K-4.
The ideal applicant will have knowledge and experience in some or all of the following
areas:
Experience working with students with various needs and disabilities (ASD, LD, EBD)
Trauma informed practices
Antiracist Social Emotional Learning
Reading, writing, and/or math instruction
Organizational skills instruction
Use of assistive software and technology
IEP writing and conducting evaluations
Creating schedules and managing paraprofessionals
Progress monitoring
Working collaboratively with a team

Institution Description

Our new team member must demonstrate support for the SFCS mission, vision, and value statements. Please check out our webpage (https://www.southsidefamilyschool.org/District/1111-About-Us.html) to learn more about us.

Application Instructions/Comments

If you are interested in being part of a community of educators, students, and families who are actively dreaming and enacting an educational experience committed to understanding, experiencing, and embodying social justice, please apply by sending your resume, letter of interest, and three reference contacts to our School Leader, Alissa Case (alissa@southsidefamilyschool.org)