Elementary Special Education Teacher; ESE

Special Education / ESE Teacher

We’re looking for teachers for the  school year! Our elementary school is seeking awe‑inspiring teachers to guide our students as they climb the mountain to college and beyond. Our teachers are dynamic leaders both in and outside of their classroom. They love students, working with families and the community they serve.

KIPP Miami is looking for a motivated Special Education / ESE teacher who is SPED certified and has a track record of molding future leaders in our communities. You are passionate about education and understand the importance of building strong relationships in generating student achievement. You are dedicated to going above and beyond to ensure our students succeed.

Joining our schools as a teacher comes with a lot of growth opportunities, but with great power comes great responsibility. Your role as a Special Education Teacher will involve a number of responsibilities which will include but are not limited to:

• Teach in an inclusive class, sharing all responsibilities with a general education teacher.
• Provide resource small‑group support as needed.
• Provide an alternative or parallel teaching to a group of students and provide 1:1 teaching, as needed.
• Employ multi‑sensory teaching strategies and specialized instruction as needed based on students’ specific disabilities.
• Implement all modifications and accommodations for the classroom and in testing.
• Create IEPs in collaboration with the Child Response Team to ensure services are being delivered at a high level and are in compliance.
• Use student IEPs, evaluations, and present levels of performance to ensure services are being delivered at a high level.
• Collaborate with the student support team to conduct annual IEP meetings.
• Use data to responsively teach to mastery of academic skills.
• Track student performance and progress and be responsible for continual improvement in student growth objectives.
• Administer and track weekly assessment data to monitor progress towards grade‑level goals as well as IEP goals.
• Create action plans to improve performance when students are not on track to meet goals.
• Consistently and clearly communicate progress to all shared stakeholders.
• Participate in school, departmental and parent meetings.
• Participate in school events, activities and programs both during and outside of regular class instruction hours.

Must Haves:

• A belief in every student’s limitless potential.
• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (official transcripts showing degree conferred are required prior to the starting date of employment).
• Appropriate state teaching certification completed and issued or in process of being completed, where applicable.
• Content/Subject matter expertise.
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience, with demonstrated interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
• A track record of success in the classroom.
• A collaborative attitude towards teaching and learning.
• A belief that all students deserve a world class education which can be achieved through education reform.

Nice to Haves:

• A record of exceptional student achievement and results at a high‑performing charter network/charter management organization.

KIPP Miami offers a full comprehensive benefits plan, including health care, a competitive 403(B) plan, and a school laptop.

KIPP Miami offers competitive salaries to newly hired lead teachers. Salaries are based on prior experience and in accordance with certification requirements. The starting salary is $53,450 for teacher positions with additional opportunities for earning up to $4,000 annually in performance‑based pay.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

KIPP New Jersey | KIPP Miami is an equal‑opportunity employer.