Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Inova Kellar School Fairfax is looking for a dedicated Special Education Teacher to join the team. The Special Education Teacher works within a defined schedule during a 10.5-month academic year. All hours and job duties are applicable to 10.5 months. This role will be full-time night shift from Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Special Education Teacher Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures that student progress is measured by written and alternate response modes (i.e. tests, quizzes, homework, class participation, reports and projects).
• Ensures that the quality of documentation reflects progress on IEP goals and objectives in a timely, professional and informative manner.
• Formulates mutually agreed-upon IEP goals and objectives with clients by utilizing all available resources.
• Uses pre-assessment data to develop expectations for students to differentiate instructions and to document learning.
• Establishes clear expectations, with student input, for classroom guidelines and procedures early in the school year and enforces them and the school-wide behavior management protocol consistently and fairly.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
• Experience: One year of professional experience in a school setting.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation- Within 3 months
• Licensure: Within 6 Months "Must hold or be eligible to hold a Collegiate Professional License, or Postgraduate professional license or provisional license with the Department of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia"

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working with Middle or High School students