Teacher - SPED Life Skills

Starting Date: Aug 27, 2026

Contracted Days: 183

FTE –

• Washington Endorsement - Special Education
• Thorough knowledge of subject areas taught.

• Ability to organize time and materials effectively.
• Ability to be flexible.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, parents and volunteers in a diverse environment.
• Ability to incorporate literacy instruction into other areas of instruction.

• Master's Degree.
• Experience teaching in an urban public school system.

• Job Title:
  
  Teacher
• Classification Level: Teacher Salary Schedule
• Reports To:
  
  Building Administrator

Under general direction of the building administrator, the teacher is responsible for planning, providing, and evaluating varied learning experiences of students in cooperation with other staff members, parents, and the public.

• Makes long and short-range plans for each subject area of instruction.
• Thorough knowledge of subject areas taught.
• Provides for individual differences in the learning needs of students.
• Demonstrates subject mastery.
• Provides a classroom climate based on mutual respect, rapport, fairness, and consistency.
• Demonstrates competency in instructional skills.
• Evaluates in terms of planned goals and revises instruction as a result of the evaluation.
• Informs pupils of their progress in terms of the objectives set for the lesson or course of study.
• Interacts positively with students, professional associates, and patrons of the school district.
• Meets class schedules, renders accurate reports, performs assigned duties punctually.
• Adjusts to varied situations, demands, and new instructional concepts.
• Fulfills job-related non‑teaching duties.
• Directs student teachers, para educators, pupil tutors, Option C students, methods class students, and parent volunteers when such personnel are accepted to enhance the instructional program.
• Handles student discipline and attendant problems.

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

Work is performed in a regular school building.

FLSA:
Exempt | Affiliation: CPEA

Job Class:
Classroom Teacher | Work Year: 183 days

Employment is conditional pending completion of a Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check as required by RCW 28A.400.303. The fingerprint scan must be completed prior to the first day of employment and all associated background check fees are the employee’s responsibility.

Employees working 630 hours during the school year are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and basic life insurance benefits.

Eligible employees are required to be a member of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Plan. Employees can participate in tax‑deferred 403(b) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans.

Clover Park School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, housing, immigration or citizenship status, creed, religion, color, national origin, honorable military discharge or active duty status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, presence of sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal, whether on or off school grounds or offered as part of the district’s online or alternative learning programs.

Address complaints of alleged discrimination to the Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Greg Davis, Executive Director of Human Resources, , gdavis.wa.us;
Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Jennifer Herbold, Executive Director of Special Education, , jherbold.wa. Title IX inquiries may also be directed to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

Full‑Time