Special Education Teacher - Ridgeline Charter School; K-8 Job Eugene area,Oregon USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Special Education Teacher - Ridgeline Charter School (K-8) (2026/2027)

Essential Functions

Effectively works with and responds to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds. Cultivates and models a respectful working and learning environment.

Utilizes effective, proactive behavioral management skills in all school settings.

Collaboratively leads functional assessments and develops Behavior Support Plans with student‑centered involvement.

Utilizes effective instructional strategies making data‑based instructional decisions.

Adapts/modifies regular classroom curriculum.

Implements individual plans (IEP/504/TAG).

Attends Support Services Team (SST) meetings and also attends Educational Support Services staff meetings.

Provides, implements, designs and adapts individual/group academic and behavioral programs in all school settings aligning instruction, when possible, with district and state benchmarks.

Adapts/modifies transition curriculum and activities.

Works effectively and collaboratively with diverse student, staff, and community populations.

Works collaboratively with other school personnel (e.g., Title I, regular education, school psychologist specialists, classified staff) in meeting the behavioral and academic needs of students.

Works with team members to accomplish mutually agreed upon goals.

Is responsive to feedback from colleagues and administrators and is able to apply feedback to improve skills and services to students.

Assists schools in identification of students with disabilities.

Maintains ongoing communication with parents, other teachers and Educational Support Services in the planning, implementation and monitoring of programs.

Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student conduct, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom and school in a fair and just manner.

Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students and parents/guardians concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.

Strives to improve professional competence through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, classes and other professional development activities.

At sites with more than one special education teacher, works collaboratively as a team member to meet the needs of students.

Administers assessments and collects and interprets data to monitor student progress.

Manages time to complete required special education paperwork.

Monitors the progress of students in all school settings.

Designs instruction, trains, monitors and provides feedback for educational assistants and is available for problem solving.

Manages fiscal components and documentation of the program activities, as appropriate.

Utilizes technology fluently to manage all the components of student programs.

Anticipates program needs and coordinates implementation of program components.

Performs other duties as requested by the Educational Support Services Administrator.

Experience differentiating practices for diverse populations.
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff and community populations.
Valid Oregon teacher's certificate with a Special Education Endorsement.
ESOL endorsements preferred.
Evidence of multi‑cultural experience and cultural competency.
Bilingual proficiency and/or multicultural experience strongly preferred.

Applicant must demonstrate Highly Qualified status per Oregon Department of Education guidelines.

Equal Opportunity & Veterans' Preference

The Eugene School District 4J is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status in admission or treatment of employment in its programs and activities as required by state and federal law. The District’s policy is to provide qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with applicable law.

Applicants seeking veteran preference must provide the following military documents at the time of application: a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) showing character of service upon discharge, and for disabled veterans, a copy of the veteran’s disability preference letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (unless the information is included on the DD Form 214 or 215).

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