Immediate Special Education Teacher

The Special Education Teacher will play an essential role in ensuring all of our students have the support they need to be successful. Working with one grade level the Special Education Teacher will deliver both small group and oneonone academic and behavioral intervention. 

Teachers at KIPP Indy are responsible for delivering effective highquality rigorous instruction in their classroom that produces strong results and student understanding. Teachers will use data to inform their instruction and do whatever it takes for all students to learn. Teachers at KIPP Indy are committed to leading and teaching through an antiracist lens will work to make their classrooms safe joyful environments and build relationships with their students to ensure every student can be successful.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver both pushin and pullout academic interventions in small groups
• Deliver behavior and socioemotional interventions and help to identify coping mechanisms and strategies
• Develop relationships with all students and families on your grade level
• Collaborate and support teachers with your grade level around deescalation student calmdown and reflection strategies
• Collaborate with the Associate Director of Student Services to lead intervention meetings with your grade and to manage the RTI process with your grade
• Hold high expectations for each students
• Possess a strong knowledge of content areas
• Demonstrate strong pedagogy
• Implement the schoolwide student management policies within classrooms and everywhere on campus
• Create and foster a positive learning environment
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents
• Be available for Open Houses ParentTeacher Conferences and other events involving parents
• Assist in the development of curriculum standards and lesson planning
• Serve on school committees as needed

STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Exhibit positive rapport with students families and staff
• Internalize lesson plans to execute at a high level
• Use assessment data to inform planning and modify lesson plans to meet the needs of students
• Maintain a safe and organized classroom
• Implement the schoolwide student management policies within classrooms and everywhere on campus
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all families and staff
• Participate in weekly content professional development meetings outside of school hours
• Serve on school committees as needed
• Perform clerical duties as required relating to textbooks instructional supplies student reports and records attendance reports etc.

EXPECTATIONS

• Demonstrate a willingness to go above and beyond for students staff and families
• Participate in schoolwide and individual professional development including two weeks during the summer weekly schoolwide meetings and ongoing racial equity training
• Work closely with all stakeholders to meet the needs of all stakeholders
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly with all staff
• Uphold the code of conduct and all school policies
• Be available for open houses family conferences and other events involving parents and families

COMPETENCIES

• Believes deeply that all students can learn and deserve a highquality education
• Perseveres through challenges and is adaptable to change
• Understands their own strengths and weaknesses and shows initiative in seeking ways to always improve
• Develops strong relationships
• Communicates across lines of differences and proactively creates inclusive environments
• Plans carefully to meet both short and longterm goals and holds themselves accountable for meeting goals
• Uses data to solve problems

Qualifications :

• Valid Indiana Teaching License or seeking reciprocation (Required)
• Bachelors degree (Required)
• Pass a criminal background check (Required)
• Commitment to working with underserved students (Required)
• At least two years of teaching experience in an urban public elementary school (Preferred)
• Experience in analyzing student data and using data to inform instruction (Preferred)
• Possess a strong knowledge of content area (Preferred)

Additional Information :

COMPENSATION
Salary is competitive commensurate with experience and includes benefits. Teachers are also eligible for performancebased bonuses.

KIPP Indy Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin veteran status disability sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime