Transition Special Education Teacher - 1.0 FTE at Community Campus Structured Teach
Listed on 2026-08-05
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Education / Teaching
Special Education Teacher, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities
Transition Special Education Behavior Classroom Teacher
This position serves students aged 18-21 in the Community Campus Transition Program in the Behavior Classroom @ Structured Teach housed in the Axtell Park Building.
Discover the unparalleled support awaiting special education teachers within the Sioux Falls School District!
With an innovative online IEP system boasting a 96% satisfaction rate among our teachers, and dedicated IEP facilitators streamlining meetings, educators have more time to focus on what truly matters - nurturing their student's growth.
Our "Virtual Office," offered multiple times a month, provides instant support and guidance via Zoom for challenges Special Educators face.
Join the Special Services Learning Academy which equips educators with the tools they need for success and work with Instructional Coaches to ensure swift curriculum mastery.
When it comes to managing classroom dynamics, our esteemed behavior team, including Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), are on hand to provide expert guidance and support.
In the Sioux Falls School District, you're not just an educator; you're an integral part of a supportive, collaborative team committed to unlocking every student's highest potential.
We want your talent - we want your passion - we want YOU here!
RequirementsEducation Level: Bachelor's degree and endorsements in the areas of teaching assignment. Certification:
Current, valid South Dakota teacher certificate or eligibility for certification.
Experience Desired:
Successful student teaching. Experience teaching students with behavioral challenges.
Physical Requirements:
The ability to provide physical management to students with behavior or self-care needs. Constant hand-eye and mind-eye coordination and hearing; intermittent speaking, standing, walking and writing.
Other Requirements:
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Skills in human relations, leadership and conflict management. Knowledge of teaching techniques that meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities who demonstrate significant behavioral needs. Skills in computer word-processing, spreadsheets and databases. Knowledge in implementation of IEP process and special education law. Able to assess and interpret information. Valid driver's license and reliable transportation as well as current auto insurance.
Functions & Duties
- Plan instructional tasks and behavior programming plans that are meaningful, functional, related to IEP goals, and connect to future adult programming
- Prepare activities in the classroom and in the community that provide opportunities for the students to practice the generalization of their behavior skills to new environments, settings, and people
- Plan and implement functional curriculum and focused behavioral skills programming for the classroom environment and within the community
- Relate instruction to prior and future learning to support generalization and application of skills to the community
- Plan intentional teaching and practice of skills related to 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 the elements of effective instruction
- Communicate, teach, model, and practice high levels of expectation in the classroom and in the community
- Communicate clear learning goals to students
- Adapt and scaffold instruction to meet the needs and learning styles of all students
- Sequence content at an appropriate pace
- Use appropriate level of questioning to promote understanding
- Require students to practice behavior skills through repetition provide ongoing feedback
- Appropriately recognize and reinforce individual student effort
- Represent knowledge/information non-linguistically through a variety of methods
- Require students to analyze and apply knowledge
- Display enjoyment, humor, and enthusiasm for teaching and expect students to enjoy learning
- Conduct ongoing assessments for measuring student's progress of learning
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