2025/2026 Special Education Teacher - Candidate Pool

Options For Youth Public Charter Schools

$81K — $115K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree required
  • CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA)
  • Experience in special education and working with students with learning disabilities
  • Strong communication and coordination skills
  • Ability to maintain detailed progress records

Responsibilities

  • Provide tailored instruction to students with special needs
  • Administer and evaluate individual and group assessments
  • Schedule and host IEP meetings with relevant stakeholders
  • Coordinate evaluation and testing processes with other service providers
  • Maintain systematic records of student progress towards IEP goals
  • Support other academic programs in the independent study curriculum
  • Assist with additional tasks within the Special Education Specialist program

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off and holiday sick time
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Incentives and a matched retirement plan
  • Opportunities for experiential learning trips to international destinations
  • Regular team-building social functions to enhance camaraderie and recognition of staff achievements
Full Job Description
Pay Range:
$3,115.39 - $4,423.08 - Bi-Weekly - Depending on Experience

Job is:

Certificated

Our ideal candidate will:
  • Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program and tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
  • Administer and score individual and group tests.
  • Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.
  • Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers, as well as communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
  • Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
  • Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.
  • Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.


You'll need the following minimum requirements:
  • BA/BS Degree
  • CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA)


Are you intern eligible? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Company Benefits and Perks:
  • We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer-matched retirement plan.
  • Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China and Cuba and in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California.
  • We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make OFY and our students successful.

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