Elementary Special Education Resource Teacher

Location: Warden

Warden School District

101 W. Beck Way

Warden, Washington 98857

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Job Title:

Elementary Special Education Teacher - Resource (School Year )

Date: 05-08-2026

Job Description

DESCRIPTION:

The primary role of the Elementary Special Education Teacher is to maximize each student's potential. The Elementary Resource Teacher provides specially designed instruction to K-5 students eligible for special education services. This role supports academic, behavioral, and functional skill development through push-in and pull-out instruction based on IEPs. The resource room teacher collaborates with general education staff, families, and related service providers to support student access to grade-level curriculum, monitor progress toward IEP goals, and ensure compliance with special education requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Knowledge of special education processes.

2. Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate.

3. Special Education Endorsement (K-12 or Elementary SPED).

4. Knowledge of IDEA and WA special education rules.

5.

Experience with differentiated instruction and behavior supports preferred.

6. Conduct diagnostic/functional assessments as a member of a team.

7. Experience as a case manager, ensuring compliance with timelines and documentation requirements.

8.

Experience with differentiated instruction and behavior supports preferred.

9. Conduct diagnostic/functional assessments as a member of a team.

10. Capable of identifying and implementing methods and/or strategies to facilitate success pursuant to individual student ability.

11. Gather and analyze data on a regular basis.

12. Evaluate program progress through student achievement and mastery of goals and/or objectives pursuant to the IEP.

13. Communicate effectively with staff, students, parents, administrators and agencies.

14. Work closely with related staff.

15. Work with individual students or small groups and/or give direct instruction to individuals or groups.

16. Demonstrate community awareness and knowledge of various support agencies.

17. Promote team building.

18. Demonstrate student advocacy.

Desired Qualifications

Bilingual in Spanish

Reports to:

Director of Special Education

Supervises:

Para educator(s)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Case manage students on your roster to ensure special education services, SDI minutes, SDI locations, related services, accommodations, and LRE settings.

2. Administer assessments.

3. Keep timelines and maintain records in an organized manner.

4. Act as a liaison between general education staff and special education.

5. Assist regular education in adapting curriculum to meet student needs.

6. Act as a liaison between agencies and school.

7. Plan/develop/administer functional curriculum with general education and special education staff.

8. Comply with compliance items: SDI services, SDI minutes, and progress monitoring.

9. Supervise para educator(s).

10. Other duties deemed necessary and appropriate by the supervisor.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Working area will be in a special education classroom. Provide specially designed instruction to students. Maintain inventory and equipment assigned to classroom. Provide programming within budgetary constraints. Teaching assignment will be determined on an annual basis by the Director of Special Education.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Experience in a rural school district working with a diversified population. Coaching, club and advisory positions available.

Terms of Employment

Consistent with district policies and current Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Evaluation

Evaluation of this position will be consistent with State and district requirements.

Physical and Environmental Requirements of the Position:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by a teacher to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The teacher must lift and/or move 25 to 50 pounds, and may assist, move, or retrain students with greater weight when required to intervene in student safety issues.

While performing the duties of this job, the teacher is frequently required to sit, lift, carry, move about, hear and speak. Teacher may be required to perform extensive work at a computer display terminal.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, or consistent with the subject being taught, but can be abnormally loud on occasion.

While performing the duties of this job, the teacher may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, temperature fluctuations, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals commonly used in instruction and/or cleaning. It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials…