Special Education Teacher - Pool

Overview

Options for Youth (OFY) is a network of free, non‑profit public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. For over 35 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student‑teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well‑being.

Pay Range: $3,115.39 - $4,423.08 bi‑weekly – depending on experience. Job type: certificated.

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program and tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.
• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers, as well as communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
• Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

• BA/BS Degree
• CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA)

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full‑time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer‑matched retirement plan. Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to places such as Italy, China, Cuba, Washington, DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California.

We regularly hold social functions to foster camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company‑wide award functions, we recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make OFY and our students successful.