Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Designed to nurture your student’s academic, social, and behavioral growth, Northwest Center for Autism at High Road School provides individualized instruction in smaller, structured classrooms. Our private day school goes beyond what typical classrooms provide, offering an evidence-based approach including a comprehensive range of specialized services and a team of highly-trained educators to help students—and their families—shine.

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with employer match
• PTO
• Employee assistance program
• Mental health support
• Fertility and family building

• Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Use SESI’s instructional models, strategies, and curricula to teach knowledge and skills, nurture confidence and character, and meet the needs of all students.
• Develop and maintain individualized skill-appropriate lesson plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
• Maintain student documents such as individualized education plans (IEPs), behavior intervention plans (BIPs), incident reports, and high-risk evaluation forms.
• Drive, record, and track student growth and progress toward academic, social, and emotional goals.
• Supervise and monitor students, including to and from locations within the school.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Valid PEL W/LBS1 Endorsement Required.
• Commitment to learning and implementing feedback.
• Adaptability and flexibility.