Preschool Special Education Teacher

Preschool Special Education Teacher — Job

• Date Posted: 6/24/2026
• Location: EARLY INTERVENTION SRVC CNTR
• Date Available: 08/14/2026
• Bargaining Unit: AEA
• Work Year: 185 days, 12 contract payments
• FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
• Salary: B00/00 to B72/08 ($61,454 to $88,919), DOE
• Additional 6% increase on annual salary.

Special Education teachers plan and provide learning experiences for students with disabilities, including cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities, in a variety of educational settings. Special Education Teachers create a flexible program and learning environment that provide specialized instruction; establish effective rapport with students; may modify general education curriculum to meet students' needs with supplemental aides, accommodations, and other needed supports; and establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members.

The Special Education Teacher reports to and is evaluated by the site principal.

• Valid Alaska initial, professional, or master teaching certificate with an endorsement in Special Education.
• A minimum of six semester credit hours of early childhood education.
• Evidence of content knowledge shown by:
  • a posted degree in the content area of this position; or
  • a posted minor in the content area of this position; or
  • passing Praxis Subject Assessments scores (formerly Praxis II) in the content area of this position; or
  • an endorsement in the content area of this position

Preferred:

• Evidence of experience working with special education students.
• Experience working collaboratively to support the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) needs of special education students in a public school setting.

• Can describe their philosophy of education and demonstrate its relationship to their practice.
• Understands how students learn and develop and applies that knowledge in practice.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.
• Organizes class time to provide a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, work time and assessment.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and— in harmony with the goals—establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Teaches students with respect for their individual and cultural characteristics.
• Knows the teacher's content area and how to teach it.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional material and provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of pupils.
• Translates lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
• Has the ability to use current technology to enhance instruction.
• Has the ability to use technology for record‑keeping and research.
• Applies knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program.
• Facilitates, monitors, and assesses student learning.
• Evaluates pupils' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports.
• Identifies pupil needs and makes appropriate referrals and develops strategies for individual education plans.
• Creates and maintains a learning environment in which all students are actively engaged and contributing members.
• Provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the student.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Creates an environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centers, and exhibits of student's work.
• Supervises student environment, students, and volunteers.
• Works as a partner with parents, families, and the community.
• Communicates regularly with parents by means of newsletters, notes, phone calls, conferences, etc.
• Participates in and contributes to the teaching profession.

The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than…