Special Education Facilitator

Openings as of 7/5/2026

• Position Type:
  Special Education / Due Process Facilitator
• Date Posted: 6/24/2026
• Location:
  
  Hiawatha Collegiate High School (High-Needs School)

The Due Process Facilitator (DPF) is a member of our special education team and is responsible for ensuring the school maintains strong IEP compliance and family engagement in the IEP process. The DPF will strive to ensure that all Hiawatha Academies scholars are empowered with the knowledge, character and leadership skills to graduate from college and serve the common good. The DPF will work alongside special education teachers, and under the guidance of the HCP Leadership Team.

• Bachelor's degree and a Tier 3 or 4 MN Teaching License in a Special Education field
• Knowledge of special education law and due process compliance
• Knowledge of writing and implementing IEPs and evaluations
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with colleagues, students, and families
• Explicit commitment to equitable mindsets and practices
• Two (2) years of experience working with students with learning and emotional/behavioral needs preferred

• Experience working with students with learning and emotional-behavioral needs, autism, and/or developmental cognitive disabilities
• Preferred licenses in Academic/Behavioral Specialist, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and/or Developmental-Cognitive Disabilities
• Bilingual or multilingual (Spanish and/or Somali preferred)
• State and federal background clearance (Trusted Employees) to work with students (123B.03).
• No prospective employee can report to work without this clearance being received and the Human Resources Manager notifying the immediate supervisor of this clearance.

Hiawatha Academies is a network of college-preparatory schools focused on closing the opportunity gap in Minneapolis. We seek to create a K-12 school experience for scholars that empowers them with knowledge, character, and leadership skills. At Hiawatha Academies, we are committed to making our city and our world a more inclusive, equitable, and just place. Our equity vision: to honor the humanity of all people, we actively disrupt systemic inequity in pursuit of an equitable world.

Hiawatha Academies permanently disrupts educational inequity by ensuring a great school for every child.

All Hiawatha Staff must demonstrate a passionate belief in and commitment to the following core values:
1) Children are at the center of everything we do.
2) Our mission requires bold thought and action.
3) We choose optimism.
4) We push ourselves to improve.
5) We are stronger together.
6) We create fun and a little weirdness.

Professional Development is scheduled into the calendar year and provides a time for all campuses to come together and celebrate our success.

Salary Range: $44,683-$80,456

We believe that diversity is strength, and we are committed to maintaining an inclusive, multicultural network. We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants.

Postings current as of 7/5/2026 7:41:55 AM CST.