Specialized Services Manager and Teacher

Specialized Services Manager & Teacher

Youth Build Philadelphia Charter School is a tuition free public charter high school serving young people ages 17–20 who have been pushed out of traditional schools. Our program supports students in earning a high school diploma while gaining career exposure, industry certifications, and postsecondary pathways. Youth Build operates within a restorative, community centered culture grounded in respect, excellence, and perseverance. The Evening School (Youth Build Philly Flex) is a new program designed for students who are working during the day and need a flexible pathway to earn their diploma and build a career path.

The Youth Build Specialized Services Manager & Teacher is caring, persistent, and devoted to the development of their students. This educator plays a critical role in ensuring students with disabilities receive high-quality instruction, services, and support aligned with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). The Special Education Teacher provides direct instruction, case management, and collaboration with general education teachers to ensure equitable access to rigorous coursework.

This role is designed to support compliance management, IEP writing, progress monitoring and instructional duties across both programs. This role also partners closely with the Day Program Special Education team to support alignment, compliance, and continuity of services across programs. In addition to teaching responsibilities, this role includes case management and mentorship for a small cohort of students.

This role may include training, onboarding, and planning prior to the start of the school year.

Who You Are:

• Deeply aligned to Youth Build's mission and believe in second chances and re engagement
• Thrive in fast paced, evolving environments and enjoy building systems from the ground up
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and solutions driven
• Collaborative and relationship centered
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and cross functional projects
• Bring a strong sense of ownership and initiative
• Possess a current PA teaching certificate in Special Education
• Three to five years' experience teaching Special Education
• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university;
  Master's Degree strongly preferred, with Certification

Start-of-Year Planning & Orientation:

• Prior to the start of the school year, the Specialized Services Manager & Teacher will participate in onboarding, orientation, and collaborative planning to prepare for the launch of the Evening School Program.

This includes:

• Participating in new staff orientation and professional development
• Collaborating with school leadership and colleagues to understand program structures, schedules, and student supports
• Engaging in curriculum planning and unit preparation prior to the start of instruction
• Preparing classroom systems, materials, and expectations for the start of the school year

Responsibilities from 1:00 p.m.

- 4:00 p.m.:

• Serve as lead case manager for Evening School students with IEPs and ensure compliance with IDEA, state regulations, and charter authorizer requirements
• Oversee the development, coordination, and maintenance of Special Education service schedules to ensure students receive mandated instructional supports, accommodations, related services, and interventions in accordance with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Manage the scheduling, preparation, and facilitation of IEP meetings, annual reviews, reevaluations, manifestation determination meetings, and other compliance-related student support meetings to ensure adherence to IDEA and state-mandated timelines.
• Serve as the primary coordinator for obtaining and implementing additional student support services, including related services (speech, occupational therapy, counseling, behavioral supports, transportation, assistive technology, and outside agency referrals) based on individual student needs.
• Monitor and track all Special Education compliance deadlines, including evaluations, reevaluations, IEP annual reviews, progress reporting, procedural safeguards, and parent notifications to ensure full legal and regulatory compliance.
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