What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher position at Stanbridge Academy?
Learning Specialist
Stanbridge Academy is a private school in San Mateo serving K-12 students with mildmoderate learning differences. We seek a resource specialist to provide classroom support to students, professional support to our teachers, and administrative support to the school. The successful candidate will be creative, knowledgeable in the field of special education and learning support, highly organized, and deeply committed to helping students who struggle in school.
Stanbridge is a supportive environment that values innovation, professional development, and collaboration. We seek a team-player who shares those values.
The responsibilities of the resource specialist include: individual learning support to students; classroom support to teachers as they individualize and refine their approach given a student’s learning profile; oversight of IEPs and relationships with school districts; and modeling innovative practice across the program.
Requirements for this position:
- Four years of successful experience as a teacher in a classroom that serves student with special needs
- Bachelor’s degree in special education or related field
- Strong familiarity with special education practices and the IEP process in
- particular
- Extensive background in one or more specific areas of instruction: reading, writing, mathematics, speech and language development, etc.
- A tolerant, measured approach to students
- Mild-moderate education specialist credential
- Master’s degree in special education or a related field
- A familiarity with positive behavioral supports