Online Program: Special Education Specialist

Join Options For Youth (OFY)

Options For Youth (OFY) is a network of free, non-profit public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student's vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person's social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we're looking for.

Pay Range: $3,192.31 - $4,615.39 - Bi-Weekly Depending on Experience

Job is: Certificated

Location: Remote + 10% in person requirement for events, PDs, etc. located in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, and Pasadena areas

Work Location: This is a work-from-home position, and employees are expected to perform their work from their designated home work location. Working from any other location requires prior approval from the employee's supervisor.

Candidate Location Requirements: Must reside in Southern California within 150 miles driving distance of an OFY/OFL school site

Our Ideal Candidate Will:

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program and tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.
• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers, and communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
• Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

You'll Need The Following Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS Degree.
• CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA).

Company Benefits and Perks:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer-matched retirement plan.
• Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California.
• We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make our school and our students successful.