Position Overview: Special Education Teacher
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Work Location: View Park Preparatory Academy
Reports to: Principal
Direct Reports: None
Category: Certificated
Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) Status: Exempt
Pay Cycle: 11 months
Salary Range: Starting at $68,000, commensurate with experience
Benefits : Full-time employees of ICEF Public Schools are entitled to Medical, Life Insurance, Dental and Vision plans, and various retirement programs offered by ICEF Public Schools.
About ICEF ICEF Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school network committed to educating and empowering courageous leaders who embrace their full potential for college, career, and life. Our work is rooted in five mission-aligned pillars:
Educating and Empowering Courageous Leaders
Providing a Diverse Community that Honors Each Student’s Uniqueness
Fostering Academic Excellence
Nurturing Healthy Minds
Inspiring Critical Thinkers
To learn more, visit www.icefps.org
Position Overview
The opportunity to serve as a special education teacher with the ICEF family is one of a kind. You will learn and grow alongside committed and passionate special education professionals that believe that equal access is the key to building the most effective and comprehensive programs for students with disabilities. We are committed to providing educators with the tools necessary to provide the best quality services to our students with disabilities. It is for this reason that we have developed a collaborative approach between teachers, school psychologists, paraprofessionals, school administrators, and all other service providers that are part of the service delivery model for our schools.
As a learning organization, we are committed to the coaching of our special education teachers in the areas of compliance, program development, and collaboration. In ICEF we believe that the inclusion of our teachers within our learning community is crucial to ensure our students’ success.
This is an on-site position based at a school site; remote work is not available for this role.
Essential Functions
Instruction & Curriculum
Design, develop, and deliver differentiated instruction aligned to ICEF Instructional Guides, California Common Core Standards, and individual student learning needs; utilize a variety of specialized methodologies including remedial instruction, demonstrations, and activity-based learning
Create and implement lesson plans, teaching outlines, and educational programs that remediate student eligibilities and accommodate all levels of ability, including students identified with special needs
Individualize instructional processes and adapt delivery systems as needed; utilize auditory and visual perceptual training and fine and gross motor skill development techniques
Implement ICEF's Essential Elements and Core Values: College-Going Culture, College Style Discourse, College Level Analytical Writing, College Style Study Habits, Backward Mapping to College Standards, and Blended Learning through technology
IEP & Special Education Compliance
Manage and monitor compliance of accommodations and modifications for students with IEPs in both the general education classroom and during Special Education service time
Assist in coordinating the Individual Education Program (IEP) planning team; counsel, confer, and communicate with parents and instructional personnel regarding student progress and IEP interpretation
Review, analyze, and evaluate student academic, behavioral, and social growth; record and report perceptions of student progress and recommend changes to IEPs as appropriate
Prepare, administer, score, and record results of criterion-referenced and standardized assessments to evaluate student growth; use Illuminate to maintain accurate, up-to-date records of attendance, coursework, and assessment results
Learning Environment & Behavior
Create and maintain a nurturing, structured, and engaging classroom environment with a coherent plan for classroom…