Special Education Teacher

• Pay or shift range: $71,070 USD to $92,507 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Do you have a teaching credential and are ready to empower students with a wide range of needs in a meaningful way?

About The Role

Seneca's Non Public Schools are hiring for a Special Education Teacher to guide grades K-5 to success at Maya Angelou Academy in Oakland, CA
. As a Special Education Teacher, you’ll meet students’ needs through their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Treatment Plans. Your skills will help create a supportive environment where strengths are celebrated and individual needs are met with targeted intervention. You will work alongside a team including Therapists, Counselors, and Educational Leaders to transform education in a way that connects students to therapeutic services, community resources, and a personalized curriculum.

To qualify for consideration you must be eligible to work in the United States without any restrictions.

Seneca’s Maya Angelou Academy is a non-public school that provides special education services to students grades K-5 with a variety of emotional, behavioral and/or social needs. We provide individualized attention and direct instruction in core areas in order to help our students make adequate yearly progress on their Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals while adhering to a general education standards-based curriculum.

The goal of our specialized services is to address the behavioral, emotional and developmental challenges of each student in order to prepare them for a less restrictive educational setting. At the same time we provide a rich learning environment to foster pre-academic thinking and growth.

About Seneca

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for nearly a decade. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of outstanding mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff, and our programs actively engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to promote equity and justice for the youth and families we serve.

• Design units and lesson plans aligned with grade-level standards, assigned curriculum, and students’ individualized learning goals
• Provide whole class, individualized, or small group instruction to support diverse learning needs
• Support the development and management of student individualized education plans (IEP), including academic assessment, performance monitoring, goal setting, implementation of accommodations and modifications, and progress reporting
• Support and provide professional development to School-Based Counselors in maintaining a structured, therapeutic learning environment based on Seneca’s philosophy
• Work collaboratively within a transdisciplinary team, including teachers, counselors, specialists, and program leadership
• Deliver direct behavioral intervention that reduces behaviors impeding school success and promotes positive behaviors for learning and community participation
• Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the daily life of the student, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies
• Complete required data collection and service documentation to measure the effectiveness of services, inform team decision making, and/or engage in service billing
• Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's crisis response training
• This may include intervening with the students’ behavioral program through physical management

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess an Active California Education Specialist Teaching Credential (Education Specialist, Intern, or be eligible for a Short-Term Staffing Permit- STSP)
• Education/Experience Requirements:
• Applicable experience can include paid or unpaid experience working with youth or families, working in a classroom setting, working in a mental health setting, providing academic support to youth, or providing crisis…