Secondary Special Education Consultant

Secondary Special Education Consultant

Des Moines Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the 26-27 school year to serve as a High School Special Education Consultant. This position will start in August 2026. Any teacher with 4 years of teaching experience and 2 years of special education experience are encouraged to apply.

Title:

Special Education Consultant

Position Type: TCHR

Salary:
Not provided. Includes a $3,538 SPED Consultant stipend not included in posted salary range.

Job

Final date to receive applications:
Jul 03, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Re-Posted:
Jun 23, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
Aug 10, 2026

• Assist in the identification of children in need of special education services.
• Support and model the use of appropriate instructional strategies, progress monitoring, and using data to make sound instructional decisions.
• Provide ongoing support to regular and special education teachers with specific materials and techniques to remediate and/or accommodate individual learning and behavioral differences.
• Participate in IEP meetings and parent conferences to help determine appropriate programming.
• Provide input on effectiveness of instructional programs and communicate needs and recommendations to directors.
• Provide professional development to special education teachers and other school staff.
• Assist in developing and maintaining coordination and collaboration of services with community agencies.
• Provide assistance in classroom management and behavioral intervention.
• Operate within a multi-disciplinary service delivery model.
• Keep current with special education law, teaching strategies, and best practices in the field of special education.
• Demonstrate consistent progress on meeting the eight Iowa Teaching Standards.
• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
• Assist with other duties as may be assigned.

• Valid Iowa Teaching license with Special Education Consultant endorsement or willingness to obtain.
• Four years of teaching experience with at least two years of teaching in special education.
• Five years of successful teaching experience (desired).
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Department:
Student and Family Services

Reports To:

Director of Student Services

Receives Guidance From:
Executive Director of Student and Family Services

Bargaining Group: DMEA

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Full Time/

Contract:

195 or 199 day contract

Hours:

7.75

Physical Requirements:

Standing, walking, sitting, bending/stooping, reaching/pushing/pulling, lifting, carrying

Working Conditions:

Mostly indoors

All candidates offered a position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check, and a child and adult abuse registry check. Certain positions may require fingerprinting, a drug and alcohol test, a physical capacity test and/or a motor vehicle record check.

• Emily Carlyle, Talent Support – Human Resources
• Email: emily.carlyle