Transition Special Education Teacher - Disabilities - FTE at Community Campus

Transition Special Education Teacher - Significant Disabilities

Location: Sioux Falls School District Community Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Position: 1.0 FTE, Full Time

Posting: Jul 07, 2026

Final date to receive applications: posted until filled

Start Date: Aug 20, 2026

Position for  school year. The role includes teaching students with significant disabilities, supporting behavior and transition skills, and collaborating with IEP teams and behavioral support staff.

• Plan and prepare instructional tasks and behavior programming plans aligned with IEP goals and future adult programming.
• Prepare classroom and community activities that provide opportunities for students to practice generalization of adaptive and behavioral skills.
• Plan and implement functional curriculum and transition skill programming for classroom and community settings.
• Related instruction to prior, future learning to support generalization and application of skills.
• Plan intentional teaching and practice of skills related to adaptive and behavioral deficits as outlined in IEP & BIP.
• Intensify behavior instruction to prepare students for aging out and accessing future adult programming.
• Maintain a strong instructional focus utilizing effective instruction elements.
• Communicate, teach, model, and practice high levels of expectation in the classroom and community.
• Communicate clear learning goals to students and adapt instruction to meet diverse learning styles.
• Sequence content at an appropriate pace and use appropriate questioning.
• Provide ongoing feedback, reinforce students, represent knowledge through non‑linguistic methods, and assess progress.
• Establish, enforce, and maintain classroom rules and procedures, supporting behavior services and transitions.
• Support safe, smooth transitions between activities and maximize purposeful instruction time.
• Leads and participates in IEP meetings, manages IEP documentation, and maintains student records.
• Communicates with parents routinely, collaborates with community service providers, maintains confidentiality.
• Collaborates with classroom and behavior support team, participates in professional growth, and completes required trainings.
• Follow district policies and support district priorities.

• Earned Bachelor’s degree and endorsements in teaching assignments. South Dakota teaching certificate required.
• Successful student teaching experience and experience teaching students with significant disabilities and behavioral challenges.
• Strong oral and written communication, human relations, leadership, conflict management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Knowledge of teaching techniques for students with disabilities and significant behavioral needs.
• Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Knowledge and training in IEP process, special education law, assessment, and interpretation of data.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance.
• Physical ability to provide classroom and student management and self‑care support, including hand‑eye coordination, speaking, standing, walking, and writing.

Salary: $53,981 to $60,793 per year, based on experience.

Pay day:
Last working day of each month.

Hours:

Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM (40 hours per week, 9 months).

Benefits available for positions 20 hours per week or more.

• Nikki Whiting, Coordinator – Accountability & Outcomes
• Email: nikki.whiting.us

Post-Offer Criminal Background Check Required.