North Slope Borough School District

Public school district on Alaska's North Slope

District Wide Special Education Teacher

Special Education & Learning SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeUtqiagvik, AK, USA

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in education is required.
An Alaska Teacher Certificate with a Special Education endorsement is required.
The employee must be able to perform the essential functions satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
The employee must have the vision abilities needed for close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
The employee must be willing and able to fly in small and large commuter planes.

Responsibilities

Implement research-based instructional strategies to direct the learning process and achievement of assigned students, developing and sustaining a school and classroom culture conducive to student learning.
Individualize instruction based on differences in learning style, rate of learning, maturation, and achievement; vary materials, instructional pace, and methodology based on frequent assessment.
Serve students with disabilities and gifted and talented students across all grades, including preschool, using a variety of support services and settings.
Develop awareness of local culture and provide bicultural or multicultural instruction responsive to school district and diverse community interests and needs.
Maintain and update each special education student's program and file under the direction of the Director of Student Services, and protect the confidentiality of the information.
Follow federal and state laws and regulations governing referrals, testing, program development, placement, child find activities, and paraprofessional training.
Complete required paperwork in compliance with laws and regulations using a web-based system under the supervision of the Director of Student Services.
Coordinate meetings and complete paperwork for diagnostic tests, new referrals, currently placed students, and behavioral incidents; communicate and disseminate results to staff and parents as appropriate.
Plan and conduct required ESER/IEP meetings to review special education referrals, assessment, and the Individual Education Plan/Placement process.
Implement each student's IEP, working with regular education staff and paraprofessionals to support inclusionary possibilities.
Collaborate and schedule with related service providers as needed.
Supervise and train a special education teacher aide in providing services to students.
Follow the professional teaching code of ethics and standards adopted by the State Professional Teaching Practice Commission, and comply with district policies and regulations.
Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
Travel within and outside the North Slope Borough School District as needed.

Desired Qualifications

A Master's degree is preferred.
Three years of experience in education is preferred.
Experience with Inupiaq language, history, and culture is preferred.
Experience with students with intensive needs is preferred.
Experience with students with visual impairments and braille is preferred.

District Wide SPED Teacher ($7,500.00 Signing Bonus)

North Slope Borough School District · Utqiagvik, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-13

Salary: USD 64,723–91,983

Workplace: on_site

Department: Central Office

Description

Summary or Purpose

Under the direction of the school principal and/or assistant principal, the Special Education teacher is responsible for the implementation of research-based instructional strategies that direct the learning process and achievement of assigned students by developing, nurturing, and sustaining a school and classroom culture conducive to student learning.

All instruction provided for students will be individualized. This means that differences in individual learning style, rate of learning, level of maturation, and level of achievement will provide the basis for instructional decision-making. To respond to these differences, it is expected that teachers will vary materials, rate of instruction, and methodology and these modifications will be based upon frequent assessment. The Special education teacher is expected to serve all disabilities and gifted and talented in all grades including preschool utilizing a variety of support services and settings.

NSBSD Board of Education Strategic Plan: 2020-2025 NSBSD Strategic Plan 1 .2.pdf - Google Drive

NSBSD Pedagogy: SY23-24 Pedagogy Working Document - North Slope Borough School District (nsbsd.org)

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor’s Degree in education required; Master’s Degree preferred.
Alaska Teacher Certificate with Special Education endorsement required.
Three years’ experience in education preferred.
Inupiaq, Language, History & Culture experience preferred.
Experience with students with intensive needs preferred.
Experience with student’s visual impairment and braille preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strive for harmonious and cooperative interpersonal relationships with students, parents, supervisors, administrators, staff, and community members. Required elements in interpersonal skills include flexibility, openness, warmth, genuineness, supportiveness, ability to listen, acceptance of constructive criticism, and cooperativeness.
Promote and support School District Goals as developed by the Board of Education.
Participate in the activities of educational committees and organizations for the benefit of personal growth and the general promotion of the profession.
Develop an awareness of local culture to provide instruction that is bicultural or multicultural by responding to school district and diverse community interests and needs.
Under the direction of the office of the Director of Student Services, maintain and update the special education program of each special education student, his or her file, and uphold the confidentiality of this information.
Follow federal and state laws, regulations for procedures for referrals, testing, program development, placement, child find activities, and paraprofessional training.
Complete necessary paperwork in compliance with laws and regulations using a web-based system under the supervision of the Director of Students Services.
Coordinate meetings and complete paperwork for diagnostic tests, new referrals, presently placed students, and behavioral incidents. Disseminate and communicate the results to staff, parents, etc., as appropriate.
Plan and conduct all ESER/IEP meetings required for reviewing special education referrals, assessment and the Individual Education Plan/Placement process.
Implement the IEP developed for each student, working with regular education staff members and paraprofessionals for all inclusionary possibilities.
Collaborate and schedule with related service providers, as needed.
Supervise and train special education teacher aide in providing services to students.
Abide by the code of ethics and the professional teaching standards adopted by the Professional Teaching Practice Commission of the State.
Adhere to all District policies and regulations.
Perform such other tasks and assume other responsibilities as the supervisor may assign.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to travel within and outside of the North Slope Borough School District. The employee must be willing and able to fly in small and large commuter planes.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

THE NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.

Benefits

$7,500 Signing Bonus

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About the Company

North Slope Borough School District

Public school district on Alaska's North Slope

North Slope Borough School District runs public schools for children across northern Alaska, with instruction shaped by the needs and traditions of predominantly Inupiat communities. Its academic mission links reading, writing and mathematics with students' understanding of Inupiat values, history, language and culture. The Inupiaq Learning Framework guides curriculum and assessment, while the district's Inupiaq Language Program teaches language through an accelerated second-language method and a custom computer-based learning tool. Teachers receive culturally based teaching units, resources and professional development. The district is guided by its Board of Education and was founded in 1973; its central office is in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Utqiagvik, AK
Founded: 1973

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