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High Tech High

Project-based charter school network

Education Specialist - Grades 6, 8 Moderate/Severe

Special Education & Learning SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePoint Loma, San Diego, CA, USA$67.5k - $120.4k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree is required.
  • A Basic Skills (CBEST) qualification is required.
  • A California or out-of-state/country credential is required.
  • A valid California Education Specialist Teaching Credential or an out-of-state teaching license is required.
  • Candidates must demonstrate content knowledge, including California Common Core Standards.
  • Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of student cognitive development and various learning styles.
  • Candidates must have organizational skills and presentation and large-group discussion skills.
  • Candidates must be able to provide strong emotional support to students and families and manage diversity.
  • Candidates must be able to communicate succinctly in plain language.

Responsibilities

  • Provide individual instruction and support to students with special needs in a general education setting.
  • Support general education teachers by developing related goals and objectives, planning, and implementation strategies to meet the needs of students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
  • Provide accommodations for students with individual needs to encourage learning and success.
  • Identify and support students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs.
  • Implement Project-based Learning techniques and strategies.
  • Facilitate and design effective group work among students.
  • Foster student growth through semi-annual Student-led Conferences and Presentations of Learning.
  • Scaffold instructional activities to facilitate engaging and appropriate learning opportunities.
  • Create relevant and authentic learning experiences.
  • Provide opportunities for student engagement through “Voice and Choice.”
  • Implement backward design to align lessons, activities, and assessments.
  • Design formal and informal assessments that measure student progress.
  • Provide assessment services and, when needed, develop, implement, and supervise Individualized Education Plans.
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers and parents or guardians to support and monitor student progress toward IEP goals and communicate student needs, services, and accommodations to staff and parents or guardians.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least one year of experience working with students as a teacher, intern, or academic coach is preferred.
  • English Learner Authorization or CLAD is preferred.

About the Company

High Tech High

Project-based charter school network

High Tech High operates as a public charter-school network and educator-development organization. Its schools use project-based learning across elementary and secondary education, supported by teacher credentialing and graduate programs. In practice, educators, school leaders, student-support teams, and operational staff work across campuses and central services. The scope is High Tech High's San Diego education network, not similarly named technical schools. Roles include teaching, special education, counseling, administration, facilities, technology, and teacher development.

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Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Founded
2000

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