Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher. Make a lasting impact by helping students with disabilities thrive academically, socially, and emotionally in an inclusive learning environment. As a Special Education Teacher, you will partner with general education teachers, families, and support staff to deliver individualized instruction, lead IEP development and implementation, and empower students to achieve college and career readiness.

Nexus Family Healing-Woodbourne Campus is looking to hire a Special Education Teacher. Make a lasting impact by helping students with disabilities thrive academically, socially, and emotionally in an inclusive learning environment. As a Special Education Teacher, you will partner with general education teachers, families, and support staff to deliver individualized instruction, lead IEP development and implementation, and empower students to achieve college and career readiness.

Woodbourne Campus is located on a historic site in the heart of Baltimore, Maryland, that has been helping kids in need for over 200 years, originally as an orphanage in the early 1800s. In 2012, Nexus Family Healing affiliated with location, bringing our innovative trauma-informed practices to the youth of Baltimore.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

• Salary Range - $80,000 - $90,000
• Full Time - On-site opportunity (1301 Woodbourne Ave, Baltimore, MD)
• Hours:
  
  Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm. Nexus-Woodbourne Family Healing follows a year-round academic calendar, including scheduled break weeks and holidays off.

• Eight Days of PTO in First Year of employment.
• Seven Paid Holidays
• Spring, Summer, Winter Breaks
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

The Special Education Teacher provides direct instruction and instructional support to students with disabilities while working in collaboration with the general education teachers and is a responsible team member for the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) by working with students in decision making, interpersonal development, and academic growth by providing the strategies, resources, and instruction to enable each student to meet the demands of Colleges and Career Readiness Standards.

• Provide specialized instruction and instructional support to students with disabilities in both inclusive co‑teaching and self‑contained classroom settings.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to plan, deliver, and assess evidence-based instruction that supports student success.
• Develop, implement, and monitor IEPs, including conducting evaluations, interpreting assessment data, and maintaining compliance with special education requirements.
• Serve as a student case manager by coordinating IEP meetings, communicating student progress with families, and partnering with educators and support staff to meet individual student needs.

• Collect, analyze, and interpret student performance data and formal/informal assessments to guide instruction and improve student outcomes.
• Adapt curriculum, instructional materials, accommodations, and modifications to support access to the general education curriculum and achievement of IEP goals.
• Ensure special education compliance by managing IEP timelines, evaluations, and required documentation.
• Plan and deliver individualized instruction, coordinate para educator support, and engage in ongoing professional development to strengthen instructional practices and student success.

• Create and maintain a positive, inclusive classroom environment…