Teacher: Life Enrichment Education Program

Position Type:
Licensed/Licensed

Date Posted:
6/10/2026

Location:
Life Enrichment Education Program

Date Available:
August 2026

Closing Date:
06/24/2026
Teacher, Life Enrichment Education Program (LEEP)
Location:
Various locations in Clackamas county, placement determined by student and program need
Schedule: 8 hours per day / 5 days per week / 190-day Instructional Calendar
FOR 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR

Clackamas ESD strives to infuse equity in all our programs and bodies of work by maintaining an inclusive, barrier-free environment in which everyone participates and fully benefits.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be the one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.

If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources .us to discuss your application.

Find your "why" with Clackamas ESD
At Clackamas Education Service District, our mission is to lead, serve and innovate for learning. Clackamas ESD provides services in early learning, special education, technology and teacher/staff support to Clackamas County school districts. We ensure students and families in all of our communities -- big and small -- have access to equitable education services. Learn more about CESD here.

About the program:
Our Life Enrichment Education Program (LEEP) provides a comprehensive education for students grades kindergarten through transition with complex disabilities and communication needs. Through Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), LEEP supports students in accessing academic, social-emotional, communication and life skills curriculum and instruction. Multidisciplinary classroom teams include special education teachers, educational assistants, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, behavior specialists, nurses, adaptive physical education teachers and others as needed.

The program focuses on academics, communication, personal management, decision making, independence, self-advocacy, practical living skills, vocational skills, leisure/recreation activities, social skills and access to a full life.

About this position:
The Life Enrichment Education Program (LEEP) Teacher designs and instructs lessons following a CESD/LEEP approved teaching framework that provides students with complex disabilities the opportunity to engage in authentic structured activities that support the ability to access learning in the classroom, school building, and community. Lessons target the development of communication, behavior regulation, literacy, adaptive living and leisure skills. The activities are designed to teach students with significant communication, behavior, and motor challenges that severely impede their educational progress.

The teacher collaborates with Administration in creating the content of the program's professional development. The teacher coaches the classroom educational assistants and behavior coaches in implementing the lesson plans that are modeled during instruction. The teacher facilitates the development of a highly integrated related service team who collaboratively builds a classroom plan of instruction.

Essential functions:

• Planning and Preparation
  1. Informs the further development of program needs in collaboration with other related service members to create a highly skilled and comprehensive integrated model of service
  2. Informs the development of a differentiated system of Professional Development (MTSS) to assist families and caregivers, educators, community and district partners, to meet the education and inclusion of students with complex disabilities
  3. Writes each student's rigorous individual education program (IEP) that includes important learning outcomes that are differentiated and aligned with the age/developmental/grade level curriculum
  4. Coordinates the knowledge of content, students, and resources to design a series of differentiated instructional strategies and learning activities that are aligned with educational outcomes
• Learning Environment
  1. Informs and facilitates the learning environment following the principals of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  2. Develops a classroom environment that is safe and inviting characterized by high levels of student engagement and a culture in which everyone shares a belief in the importance of learning.
  3. Plans for the operation of classroom routines and procedures that include following a robust schedule for learning, transitions and handling of materials, holding each student to the highest level of supported independence.
• Instruction
  1. Models, coaches, and problem solves responding to classroom needs to…