Special Education Teacher - Private Self-Contained

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Special Education Teacher: $7,500 Signing Bonus + Up to $10,000 Relocation Assistance

Year-Round Schedule | Strong Training Model | ABA-Integrated Environment
Longview, Washington

Lilac Learning Center is growing, and we are looking for a passionate, highly skilled Special Education Teacher to join our team in beautiful Longview, WA
. If you’re looking for a school that honors your expertise, invests deeply in your professional growth, and believes that joyful, evidence-based education changes lives, this is the place for you.

We are a small, collaborative, tight-knit school with a strong ABA-SPED integrated model
- and we’re raising the bar for what Special Education should look like in our community
.

We know that exceptional educators deserve exceptional support. That’s why we offer one of the most competitive and comprehensive compensation packages in the region:

• Competitive base salary
  , with additional salary increases for Autism Certification

Structured as:

• 50% paid at signing
• 50% paid after 6 months of employment

To help you transition smoothly to Longview:

• Must meet agreed-upon relocation conditions
• Paid directly to support moving logistics and expenses, including single pre-relocation trip for arrival lodging/housing.

• Monday through Friday set schedule 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - No nights or weekends required - EVER!

• 401(k) with up to 4% match
• Full medical, dental, vision, life, and disability paid 100% by company
• 3 weeks Paid time off (front loaded on January
  1) plus 5 paid school closure weeks & 11 paid holidays
• Mileage & expenses reimbursed (where applicable)
• Snacks & meals provided in the staff kitchen
• Fun on the spot
  staff recognition program using Bonusly

• Tuition discount through Mary Baldwin University
• Funding for ABA conferences, CEUs, and credential maintenance (Teacher Certs, BCBA, LBA)
• Opportunity to collaborate with university faculty & graduate students
• Monthly full-day PD + weekly half-day PD dedicated to training and instruction refinement

As a Special Education Teacher at Lilac, you will play an essential role in shaping the learning trajectories of students with diverse and intensive needs. You will design individualized curriculum pathways, oversee the implementation of goals, collaborate directly with BCBAs and the Site Director, and serve as the teacher of record for your caseload.

We operate a year-round program
, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., in an on-site, highly supportive environment.

• Provide ongoing PD and coaching to Lead Techs and Behavior Technicians
• Delegate effectively to maintain instructional and behavioral treatment fidelity
• Collaborate with the BCBA on student objectives, programming, and documentation

• Identify student needs and design SDI, accommodations, and supports
• Prepare lessons, resources, progress reports, and IEP documentation
• Monitor, assess, and respond to performance and data trends
• Implement physical management and isolation protocol as required (with training provided and assistance of ABA trained behavior protocol)
• Maintain an inclusive, safe, predictable classroom environment

• Communicate with parents about progress, goals, and next steps
• Research, modify, and implement curriculum
• Participate in maintaining a clean and safe facility
• Perform additional duties as assigned

• Clear, professional oral and written communication
• Strong organizational skills and follow-through
• Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary ABA/SPED team
• Independent decision-making and strong critical thinking
• Ability to follow directions in written, oral, and visual formats
• Physical ability to respond to high-intensity student needs
• Maintains professional boundaries and student dignity
• Open to coaching and feedback

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Washington teaching certificate with Special Education endorsement
  • Or ability…