High School Special Education Teacher

HighTech LA High School Teaching Position

HighTech LA High School is seeking dedicated educators to join our dynamic team. Our mission is to create a diverse community of active learners who fuse traditional academic subjects with real-world technical applications and problem-solving skills. Students at HTLA are productive, self-directed learners engaged in rigorous, relevant work. We prepare students to be motivated, influential leaders committed to connecting our community to the larger society.

In 2019, 100% of our graduating class went on to attend college. Established in 2002, HTLA is a 400-student college-preparatory charter high school in the San Fernando Valley (Northern Los Angeles). We are proud to be a 2021, 2019 California Distinguished School and a 2017 Gold Ribbon School. According to Niche, HTLA is ranked #9 of 463 Best Charter High Schools in California, and our teachers are ranked in the top 0.8% in their national, state, county, and city lists.

We are looking for candidates to join our amazing faculty. We are committed to using project-based learning to spark authentic learning in our students. We believe in a collaborative approach and develop cross-curricular projects when applicable. We believe in helping students use information technology to better learn and more creatively express their learning. We believe in hearing teachers' ideas on school-wide issues including curriculum development, pedagogy, and student relations. If you are looking for a place to become the best teacher you can be, HTLA is that place. We believe in serving our community. Approximately half of our students are on free or reduced lunch. Fifteen different languages are spoken by our students.

All instructional personnel are required to hold valid California teaching credentials, permits, or certificates appropriate to the assignment. Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfaction of certain pre-employment verifications and clearances including, but not limited to, a single subject teaching credential or authorization to teach Educational Specialist, DOJ fingerprint clearance, verification of eligibility to work in the United States, and TB clearance.