Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Here's What You'll Be Doing:

• Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
• Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
• Communicate with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement
• Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs).
• Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, human behavior, counseling, or related field.
• 2 – 5 years' experience working with children.
• Must be 18 years old
• Must successfully pass all applicable background checks and drug screens.
• Must be able to pass Wisconsin DCF federal background check

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or certifications in special education

Benefits you'll love:

• Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually
• 3 weeks of paid holidays
• Premium free health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short term disability
• Life insurance
• 401k with match

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