Special Education Teacher - Elementary

Insight Pa Special Education Teacher

The mission of Insight PA Cyber Charter School is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community.

Join us! The Special Education Teacher provides specially designed instruction and support to students with disabilities in a fully online learning environment. This role is responsible for delivering individualized instruction aligned with students' IEPs, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, and collaborating closely with families, service providers, and general education teachers. The Special Education Teacher monitors student progress, adapts curriculum to meet diverse learning needs, and utilizes a variety of virtual tools and platforms to engage learners effectively.

As a key member of the special education team, this teacher supports inclusive practices while fostering academic, behavioral, and social-emotional growth for students across a range of disability categories. Insight PA Special Education Teachers generally work remotely, but all staff are required to travel occasionally throughout the year for professional development, state testing and scheduled all-school functions. This is a full-time position.

Ability to work independently, typically 40 hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 8-4 or as defined by the school Salary will commensurate with experience.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as school-based special education case manager for designated caseload compliance
• Works with students individually or in groups, providing specially designed instruction for skill development and remediation
• Continuously communicates with students, families, and therapists regarding any programming enhancements, barriers, and/or recommendations
• Maintains routines for scheduling progress monitoring sessions with students and tracking student data for communicating measurable growth toward goal attainment to families
• Coordinates with essential IEP team members & facilitates IEP team meetings for annual reviews and/or revisions
• Commits to fully understanding students' interests, unique disability profiles, and prior educational experiences, to build relationships & promote consistent engagement in school routines
• Utilizes professional judgement and content knowledge to address potential changes in student performance when compared to prior records, for consideration of the IEP amongst team members
• Incorporates relevant tools & available program resources to develop relevant IEP goals and methods for monitoring progress to measure growth on social-emotional and/or functional goal areas
• Maintains accountability for establishing caseload student to ensure provisions of FAPE outlined within student IEPs
• Attends professional development, state testing, or other all staff events (some travel required)
• Maintains confidentiality of all student records, communications, and personally identifiable information in accordance with FERPA and school policy. Follows all school processes and procedures to ensure compliance with federal and state special education regulations and school-based protocols.

Performs additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Special Education (or closely related field)
• Valid State Certification in Special Education
• All state & federal clearances required by PDE for school-based personnel
• Endorsement:
  Special Education
• Residency Requirement:
  Resident of Pennsylvania; residents of other states will be considered on a case by case basis.

Minimum Required Skill Set:

• Great organizational and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptable technology skills
• Experience using search engines (internet) for research projects
• Experience using a student information system and/or other type of database
• Demonstrated competencies with general technology, Microsoft Office Platforms (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams, etc.), Google Platforms, Zoom, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in computer-based web applications, databases, spreadsheet reports, virtual collaboration software, and other multi-media solutions
• Comprehensive instructional knowledge and relevant work experience in a special education setting
• Strong expertise in IEP goal development based on continuous data collection & analysis

Work Environment:

• This is a home-based position. When office days are…