Special Education Teacher

Required Skills :

• Position requires a valid Special Education teaching certificate
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required

Insight Global is looking for Special Education Teachers in Austin, TX. The age group ranges will be from Pre-K through 5th grade depending on the location they are placed.

The Special Education Teacher will support the General Education Teacher in teaching content, resources, and life skills.

This teacher will need to be able to read, write and speak English fluently. Summers will not be tied to their teaching contract.

The candidate should have experience in Special Education Teaching and should be comfortable going onsite in Austin, TX.

Depending on years of experience, the candidate will receive $55,000-$68,000 / yr with an added-on stipend up to $7000.

Job Responsibilities :

• Candidate is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instructional lessons contributing to educational, social, and physical development of students to enhance their self-worth and equip them with the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to function in society.
• Considerable judgment, tact, patience, sensitivity, and flexibility are required to interact with students from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and learning styles.
• This position requires creativity and adaptive thinking to match teaching objectives, learning strategies, and instructional plans with students’ abilities.
• Judgment is required to interpret broad State, local, and Federal laws, regulations, and policies affecting the lives and education of students and the impact of the laws on instructional methodologies or techniques employed.
• Provide students with appropriate in-person and distance or virtual instruction in core academic subject area assign to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.
• Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society.
• This position requires the ability to apply knowledge of current education and instructional theories, methodologies, techniques, principles, subject matter, and knowledge of State, local, and Federal laws and regulations affecting the lives and education of students.
• Candidate must have an understanding of child and adolescent development and have the skills to manage student behavior.

Incumbent must have the ability to communicate effectively using a variety of media, work with others as a team, organize and maintain records, manage time and resources effectively and efficiently, and evaluate performance and provide constructive feedback.

This position requires a strong knowledge of Internet and web-related technology and a variety of technology applications and platforms and have the ability to instruct students using a variety of technology applications.

Candidate must be able to support students with computer set-up, navigation, and technology issues.