Special Education Teacher

City Garden Montessori School (City Garden) is the only Montessori charter school in Missouri, and we are one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to implement the Montessori approach to educating children in a diverse, public school environment. City Garden is committed to being an anti-biased, anti-racist community and seeks others who are passionate about these values.

We are committed to fostering excellence for all City Garden children.

At City Garden we are redefining public education, reimagining community, and reinvigorating our world.

City Garden is a community-centered and people-centered organization in an exciting point in our growth and expansion. Ours is an environment that celebrates vulnerability and centers humanity in the workplace. To learn more about City Garden’s impact on the community, please read some recent articles about us, found HERE and HERE.

The state-certified Special Education Teacher serves as a highly-organized case manager to provide on-site special education services for students in grades K through 8. The Special Education Teacher at City Garden Montessori School needs a distinct personality to handle the different kinds of children and parents and maintain a level of professionalism.

Candidates do NOT need experience with Montessori to qualify for this position!

The following represents a summary of the responsibilities of this position. A detailed job description may be downloaded

HERE.

• Writing individualized education plans (IEPs)
• Working with academic teachers to implement the IEP
• Working with students on academic and executive functioning skills
• Facilitating IEP meetings with parents and staff
• Writing and monitoring behavior intervention plans
• Communicating effectively with parents, administration, classroom lead guides/teachers, and the special education team
• Keeping detailed records relating to student conditions, care plans, therapies, and progress

To fulfill these responsibilities, the ideal candidate will also:

• Have a strong rapport with young children and their parents and guardians
• Be familiar with Montessori education, and aligned to Montessori’s holistic approach to child development
• Have a strong grounding in anti-bias education and antiracist values and principles, and is excited to be part of a school that is reimagining education through these lenses
• Have the ability to meet people where they are, build and nurture strong relationships, collaborate across stakeholders, build community, and lead with empathy

• Valid Missouri state license or certification in Special Education
• At least one year experience working with students
• Familiarity with Spedtrack (MO) or other Special Education software
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Exemplary organizational skills
• Experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum
• Experience with the transfer process of student with IEP's
• Attentive and caring with the ability to develop individualized education plans (IEPs)

School hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
Length of Work Year:
From date of hire to end of May, including but not limited to professional development, parent/teacher conferences, and preparatory work.

This position offers an annual salary ranging from $47,000.00 to $57,000.00 based on level of education, certification/ licensing, and years of experience.

City Garden offers a range of benefits for Full-time employees such as:

• Generous Paid Time-off (Fall, Winter and Spring breaks, holidays, and additional days)
• Paid Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance)
• Pre-Tax savings for family health premium costs
• Public School Retirement Plan