The Special Education Teacher works as a part of a team to provide a holistic, humanizing, and empowering learning environment for students. The Special Education Teacher delivers high quality academic instruction and provides a clear, consistent leadership for the classroom that ensures that the academic, social, and emotional needs of each student are met within the guidelines of the Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and the Treatment Plan.

Seneca’s Non Public Schools are hiring for a Special Education Teacher to guide Kindergarten to 6th grade students to success at Maya Angelou Academy in Oakland, CA. As a Special Education Teacher, you’ll meet students’ needs through their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Treatment Plans. Your skills will help create a supportive environment where strengths are celebrated and individual needs are met with targeted intervention. You will work alongside a team including Therapists, Counselors, and Educational Leaders to transform education in a way that connects students to therapeutic services, community resources, and a personalized curriculum.

About Maya Angelou Academy

Seneca’s Maya Angelou Academy is a non-public school that provides special education services to students grades K-5 with a variety of emotional, behavioral and/or social needs. We provide individualized attention and direct instruction in core areas in order to help our students make adequate yearly progress on their Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals while adhering to a general education standards-based curriculum. The goal of our specialized services is to address the behavioral, emotional and developmental challenges of each student in order to prepare them for a less restrictive educational setting. At the same time we provide a rich learning environment to foster pre-academic thinking and growth.

About Seneca

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Design units and lesson plans aligned with grade-level standards, assigned curriculum, and students’ individualized learning goals.
• Provide whole class, individualized, or small group instruction to support diverse learning needs.
• Support the development and management of student individualized education plans (IEP), including academic assessment, performance monitoring, goal setting, implementation of accommodations and modifications, and progress reporting.
• Support and provide professional development to School-Based Counselors in maintaining a structured, therapeutic learning environment based on Seneca’s philosophy.
• Work collaboratively within a transdisciplinary team, including teachers, counselors, specialists, and program leadership.
• Deliver direct behavioral intervention that reduces behaviors impeding school success and promotes positive behaviors for learning and community participation.
• Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the daily life of the student, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies.
• Complete required data collection and service documentation to measure the effectiveness of services, inform team decision making, and/or engage in service billing.
• Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's crisis response training.
  
  • This may include intervening with the students' behavioral program through physical management.

Qualifications 

• Candidates must possess an Active California Education Specialist Teaching Credential (Education Specialist, Intern or STSP/PIP).
• Education/Experience Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree AND
  • Applicable experience can include paid or unpaid experience working with youth or families, working in a classroom setting, working in a mental health setting, providing academic support to youth, or providing crisis support to youth.
  • Experience with lesson planning and classroom management preferred.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without any restrictions.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Reliable transportation to and from the school site and other occasional meeting spots.
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.

Schedule

• Full-time, 100% on-site
• Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Benefits

• Starting salary is dependent on the teacher's credentials
  • Special Education Teacher (teaching on an Education Specialist Intern credential) - $74,263 - $88,263
  • Special Education Techer (teaching on Special Education credential) - $78,507 - $92,507
  • Additional enhancement for Master's in Education or a related field - $4,160/annually
    • $1,000 sign-on bonus for new Seneca employees in this role!
    • Salary increases each year.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package: 
  • Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage
  • Short and long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
  • Partially paid premiums for dependents
  • 403b retirement plan
  • Employer-Paid Assistance Plan
• 5 weeks of flexible PTO, 11 paid holidays, and 33 paid school break days
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Seneca is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
• Abundant promotional opportunities across California and Washington
• Specialized training and development opportunities