SY FTE Social Communication Classroom Special Education Teacher

Incentives

Successful candidates will receive Bethel School District’s $4,000 Special Education Hiring Incentive!

• $1,000 bonus after 30 days of work
• $750 in December paycheck
• $750 in March paycheck
• $1,500 in June at the conclusion of the school year

Bethel School District is seeking a licensed candidate for a 0.5 FTE Middle School Social Communication Classroom (SCC) Special Education Teacher at Prairie Mountain School for the 2026-27 school year. Candidates must be fully and appropriately licensed by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) and will be eligible for this incentive.

Salary Range: $50,285 to $101,477 (depending on experience and education).

Contract Days: 192.

Generous Benefits Package including full family, medical, dental and vision with Pacific Source Insurance and a Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program.

Successful candidates will:

• Firmly believe that all students will learn and improve - create a growth-mindset culture in the classroom.
• Maintain unconditional positive regard for all students, staff, families and colleagues.
• Recognize students’ different needs, abilities, and interests and be flexible to adjust instruction to meet those needs.
• Fully support and implement Social Emotional Learning, encouraging students to build self‑awareness, self‑management and relationship skills.
• Possess strong academic training and content knowledge to prepare students to be on track to meet academic goals.
• Demonstrate good instructional practices that are engaging, organized and effective.
• Use data to inform instructional decisions.
• Connect well with students, families and the school community – be open to learning about others, especially those who may be different from you.
• Exhibit strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Incorporate feedback and professional learning into teaching practices.
• Maintain collaborative and collegial relationships with building and district staff (be a team player).
• Participate eagerly in opportunities to learn, show a strong willingness to grow and maintain an interest in improving.
• Understand and attend to the impacts of implicit bias in teaching and education.

• Knowledge of educational programs offered in all schools and of basic educational techniques, as required by the position.
• Knowledge of the basic developmental stages of a child's learning process.
• Ability to schedule the workload, manage time and meet the needs of students, the school or a program.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to work with small groups and individual students.
• Ability to prepare materials for lesson plans and adapt, as needed, to meet the needs of students.
• Ability to interact positively with children and adults, and observe individual student abilities.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, administrators, parents and co‑workers.
• Ability to safely and proficiently operate standard office and audio‑visual equipment, as required by the position.
• Ability to maintain an appropriate and legal level of confidentiality regarding students, staff, and other individuals.
• Ability to maintain regular, predictable and prompt attendance.

• Possess an Oregon Teaching License valid for assignment by the start of the school year.
• Ability to implement culturally proficient skills and strategies.
• Successfully pass fingerprinting, criminal, Oregon Department of Education, and TSPC background checks.

The Bethel School District, an equal opportunity employer, complies with the provisions of the Fair Employment Practice Act, Title IX Regulations and Section 504 of PL 93.112 in employment and educational programs and activities.

The District is committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and strictly complies with the Drug‑Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug‑Free Schools and Communities Act amendments of 1989.

Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Disabled persons may contact Remie Calalang, Assistant Superintendent, at (541) 689‑3280 for additional information or assistance.

Bethel School District 52 complies with provisions of the various civil rights laws, such as the Fair Employment Practices Act, Title IX regulations, and Section 504 of PL 93.112 in employment and educational programs and activities.