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Girls Global Academy

All-girls public charter high school in Washington, DC

Special Education Paraprofessional

Special Education & Learning SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWashington, DC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree with a concentration in a content area is required; a master's degree is preferred.
  • Certification in special education is preferred.
  • Secondary classroom experience in an urban context is preferred, with three years preferred.
  • Demonstrated teaching experience working with students at a variety of academic levels is required.
  • Ability to write a cohesive lesson plan is required.
  • Ability to collaborate within and across disciplines with a diverse instructional team is required.
  • Ability to work with parents and the community is required.
  • Classroom management and adaptive teaching skills are required.
  • Ability to lead extracurricular activities during or after school is required.
  • Ability to receive and incorporate feedback from team leaders, executive leadership, and peers is required.
  • Applicants must be permitted to work in the United States without a GGA-sponsored visa.
  • Applicants must pass a background check.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver rigorous, inquiry-based special education lessons that foster curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Develop cohesive unit and lesson plans aligned with the school's curriculum standards, emphasizing special education literacy and global awareness.
  • Use student performance data to inform and differentiate instruction so students are appropriately challenged and supported.
  • Design and implement formative and summative assessments to measure student understanding and mastery.
  • Integrate interdisciplinary connections between special education and other subject areas, relating principles to real-world issues and students' local and global contexts.
  • Encourage hands-on experimentation and project-based learning that promotes collaboration, leadership, and confidence among female students in special education fields.
  • Use culturally responsive teaching practices that affirm diverse perspectives and experiences in special education learning.
  • Plan and teach lessons using inquiry-based approaches.
  • Use technologies and strategies to differentiate instruction based on student readiness, learning differences, and interests.
  • Use student data to guide instructional decisions.
  • Contribute to interdisciplinary curriculum planning and development.
  • Foster positive relationships with students.
  • Develop regular communication protocols with parents and maintain communication with caregivers through grading, calls, and emails.
  • Provide guidance and support to advisory groups, facilitate advisory sessions, grade assignments, and maintain relationships and communication with advisees' caregivers.
  • Maintain attendance, curriculum, and assessment records; submit weekly lesson plans and maintain required weekly and quarterly grades, summatives, and end-of-quarter comments.
  • Develop and implement assessments aligned with the school's curriculum standards.
  • Participate in weekly and monthly professional development programs.
  • Support school culture through hallway, lunch, arrival, and dismissal duties.
  • Create classroom experiences that embody the school's pillars of sisterhood, scholarship, service, and safety, building strong relationships with students.
  • Deliver engaging lessons and activities that enable students to learn.
  • Differentiate learning resources for students through co-teaching with special education teachers and by providing additional resources.
  • Facilitate twice-annual Student Led Conferences with caregivers.
  • Engage with new school initiatives and maintain professional growth.

Desired Qualifications

  • A special education certification is preferred.
  • A master's degree is preferred.
  • Three years of secondary classroom experience in an urban context is preferred.

About the Company

Girls Global Academy

All-girls public charter high school in Washington, DC

Girls Global Academy is an all-girls public charter high school that prepares young women for college, careers and global citizenship. Its International Baccalaureate curriculum combines academic study with career pathways in engineering and business, while service projects extend learning into the surrounding community. Students apply through the My School DC lottery, and the nonprofit school receives public funding tied to enrollment as well as grants and donations. Its school culture centers on sisterhood, scholarship, service and safety. Established in 2019 and based in Washington, DC, the academy began teaching its first students in 2020.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Washington, DC
Founded
2019

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