Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Inova Kellar Center Day School is seeking a passionate and experienced Special Education Teacher to join our team. We are specifically looking for a teacher to work with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are on the SOL track for their diploma. This full-time position offers a Monday-Friday day shift schedule (7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.), providing a stable and supportive work environment where you can make a meaningful impact every day.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.


The Special Education Teacher establishes and maintains a therapeutic/pro-social learning environment while monitoring, reviewing, and revising individual education plans (IEP) as needed. Completes progress documentation such as report cards, assessments and IEP progress reports for parents and the local education agency. Participates in staff/committee meetings in addition to planning and implementing developmentally appropriate daily lesson plans and therapeutic teaching strategies consistent with IEP goals, objectives, transition plans and the Virginia Standards of Learning is of vital importance. Provides assessments, planning, treatments, interventions, and evaluations to patients with addictions. Engages students in learning by using a variety of instructional strategies to meet individual learning needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification - Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation within 3 months
• Licensure - Collegiate Professional License, or Postgraduate professional license or provisional license with the Department of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia, within 6 months
• Experience - One year of professional experience in a school setting.
• Education - Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with students with autism spectrum disorder
• Experience teaching Science or English

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.


Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.