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Special Education Specialist Candidate Pool - San Fernando Valley

Options For Youth - Los Angeles and San Gabriel County
CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/9/2026

Special Education Specialist Candidate Pool - San Fernando Valley at Options For Youth - Los Angeles and San Gabriel County

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Until Filled

Date Posted
12/9/2025
Contact
Lisa Kunz
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$81,000 - $115,000 Annually
Length of Work Year
Year Round
Employment Type
Full Time
Locations
This position may support the following school sites: Arleta, Encino, Northridge, and Simi Valley.

About the Employer

Are you an educator seeking to positively impact students’ lives? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Options For Youth (OFY) is the place for you! OFY is looking for individuals who are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivated, and inspiring. Options for Youth is a network of free public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For almost 30 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we’re looking for. We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone passionate about education and excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.ofy.org.

Job Summary

Job Summary

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, and 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. 

Requirements / Qualifications

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!

Requirements / Qualifications

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!

Comments and Other Information

Company Benefits and Perks: •We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, 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, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as 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 recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make our school and our students successful.

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Company Benefits and Perks: •We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, 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, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as 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 recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make our school and our students successful.
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