Special Education Teacher

Job Description

 * Experience Teaching in a whole new way
while making a life-changing difference
in the lives of your students! *

At LifeScape, our teachers provide an educational experience to students with disabilities at our specialty school. As a teacher at LifeScape, you will work closely with the education team, the healthcare team, the students, and their families to provide the best educational experience possible. You will have teaching assistants that you will supervise as they help you make your classroom a place of learning and compassion!

Key Responsibility Areas

Manage and supervise the daily activities of an assigned classroom

Develops, implements, and evaluates programming in the classroom as a member of the interdisciplinary team Leads classroom activities in an instructional atmosphere through implementation and training Prepares and maintains classroom materials for the implementation of educational programming Conducts, evaluates, and maintains records and assessments Writes and maintains the implementation of educational programs/protocols for student IEPs Develops and implements weekly lesson plans Monitors and reviews student data for instructional and assessment purposes. Maintains and documents all relevant educational and behavioral data

Supervise and coach direct reports

Provides clinical and professional oversight Monitors and evaluates performance. Conducts performance reviews Addresses staff problems and recommends disciplinary actions Monitors and staffs work schedules. Approves schedule exceptions

LifeScape is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Why Work For Us?

We are Mission-Driven

Our mission is: Empowering people to live their best lives.

We have a Vision for our future

LifeScape will be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their life span. Through collaborative partnerships, LifeScape will become a destination for research, and the development, implementation, and training of technology-based solutions to improve the lives of people we support.

Our Values

Integrity - Compassion

Respect - Safety & Well-being - Fiscal Responsibility

Excellence - Accountability

Job Requirements

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree required. Must be certified in Special Education with South Dakota teaching certification or temporary certification. Prior teaching experience in Special Education is preferred.

Note: Job postings are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

LifeScape is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.