High School - Exceptional Education Teacher (Immediate Opening)

Job Title: High School - Exceptional Education Teacher LEAD Public Schools is seeking an exceptional education teacher to join their team. The ideal candidate is passionate about supporting students with IEPs, loves working with and advocating for students who need the most support, is flexible, is coachable, and wants to grow as a teacher. The LEAD Environment: Our Ex.Ed teachers work relentlessly with their teammates to ensure that all of their students meet the established Tennessee standards by the end of the year. This incredible work is done through coaching and support from administration, implementing regular feedback, collaboration with colleagues, data analysis, and working to make sure that students who come in below grade level rise above the challenges they face. Position Responsibilities: Design and implement data-driven lesson plans that help grow and support students who may have cognitive and/or developmental delays. Develop individualized education programs (IEPs) for students. Maintain special education files, both paper and electronic files, as directed by federal, state, and local practices. Collect data on individual student skills to determine the effectiveness of programming and measure progress toward IEP goals. Functional Curriculum and daily living focus, as appropriate. Maximize creating independence across all natural settings. Work as a team member and advocate for students to gain exposure to general education peers and settings as appropriate. Plan effective instructional and/or behavioral strategies for adapting and modifying general curriculum to ensure all students access academic content. Other Functions: Direct and supervise education assistants for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students. Support other classroom teachers for the purpose of assisting them in the implementation of established curriculum and/or individual student plans. Qualifications: Our ideal Ex.Ed/SPED teacher is passionate about working with students who need the most support, is flexible, is coachable, and wants to grow as a teacher. Minimum of two years teaching experience preferred, but not required. Previous experience with diverse student populations or in an urban setting preferred. Bachelor's degree is required. Candidates must have either a valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate content endorsement to teach SPED or a valid out-of-state license that can successfully be transferred to Tennessee within 90 days of employment, or demonstrate they are on track to complete the necessary steps towards certification in Tennessee. Belief in the LEAD mission that all students are capable of success while preparing them for college and for life. Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player. Compensation And Benefits: LEAD Public Schools offers an innovative performance-based compensation plan for teachers. This plan allows us to transparently reward our teachers not by how many years they have worked but rather by their positive impact on students and schools, evidenced by their consistent performance in and out of the classroom. Competitive base salary with the potential for a signing bonus. Robust and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, supplemental insurance, life insurance policy options, and mental health benefits. Certificated staff have access to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS). Time off package for school-year employees includes 30 paid days during the school year. Parental leave - 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of paid parental leave. #J-18808-Ljbffr