CASC Special Education Teacher

  • The Charter Institute at Erskine
  • Remote
  • Oct 21, 2024
Other K-12 Special Education

Job Description

Standard Opening Language

Are you passionate about serving students and families in a well established virtual environment? South Carolina Learns, established in 2013, provides fully accredited, top-notch education for grades K-12 through Cyber Academy of South Carolina (CASC) and Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina (HVASC). We provide an individualized virtual education so students are prepared to enter the workforce or continue with postsecondary education regardless of circumstance.

Position-Specific Summary

The Special Education Teacher provides instruction, support and guidance, manages the learning process, and focuses on students’ individual needs as defined by each student’s IEP. The special education teacher is also responsible for the compliance documents required in serving students with special needs.

Primary Position Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

  • Implement instructional strategies that stimulate learning and increase student engagement
  • Create instructional resources to meet the varying needs of students
  • Collaborate with parents and colleagues to manage coarse goals, curriculum, and materials that enhance the learning experience. 
  • Actively participate in Professional Learning Communities (or professional development)
  • Host live synchronous sessions that promote a positive learning environment
  • Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed
  • Participate in data analysis meetings to monitor student growth
  • Collects data and work samples to support documentation of IEP goals;
  • Documents all contact with parents, collaboration with general education teachers, and interventionists with students
  • Makes modifications and accommodations to K12 lessons and assessments as specified by the IEP
  • Collaborates with general education teachers to ensure inclusion and success of student in the general education classroom
  • Collaborates on all progress, semester and grade reports
  • Provides special education services to students; supports general education teachers and parents with student accommodations to promote the attainment of IEP goals
  • Communicates with parents and applicable related service staff to ensure that students with special needs are receiving the appropriate therapies
  • Ensures compliance by holding all IEP meetings prior to the IEP end date
  • Enters accommodations into school based program to ensure 100% accommodation compliance for all testing sessions
  • Attends school based face to face outings and professional development sessions as scheduled

Other Essential Functions

  • Organizes social and educational activities for students and families, including sponsorship of virtual clubs, outings, marketing events or other extracurricular activities as required;
  • Travels to testing sites to proctor state exams. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Number of Direct Reports: 0

Number of Indirect Reports: 0

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience: Six months of student teaching experience

Required Qualifications

  • Pedagogical knowledge of content being taught and ability to apply critical thinking
  • Knowledge of the state content standards and ability to align those with the K12 curriculum
  • Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
  • Ability to problem solve independently and have a high level of organization
  • Understanding of interdependency of deadlines on multiple projects and able to act to preserve integrity on other people's deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week
  • Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 8-4 or as defined by the school
  • Ability to travel as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 10% of the time) for face to face professional development, student testing, and as required by school
  • Access to reliable high-speed internet
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word; PowerPoint;
  • Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum
  • Ability to clear required background check

Licensing/Certification: Valid South Carolina teaching certificate. Special Education endorsement.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with proposed age group
  • Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
  • Experience working in a virtual environment
  • Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick and mortar environment
  • Experience with Blackboard Collaborative, Newrow, or other online platforms

Compensation and Benefits

Non-certified staff are compensated based on a combination of education and relevant experience. We offer state health benefits and retirement through PEBA as well as deferred compensation through Empower and supplemental plans through Colonial Life. Learn more: Working at CASC/HVASC.

Work Environment

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. This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 8-4 or as defined by the school.

At-Will Language

N/A; this is a contract position

EEO Language

South Carolina Learns is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

District

Charter Institute at Erskine

School

Cyber Academy of SC- online charter school

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Additional Information

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CASC Special Education Teacher Position