Temporary Special Education Teacher; Resource

School District #6 is located in the famous Rogue River Valley of Southern Oregon, nestled between the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountain ranges. The area abounds with opportunities – natural, theatrical, musical, educational and athletic. The entire school district is being restructured with an eye toward further improving our already excellent program. Our goal is to add innovative and energetic teachers who are committed equally to kids and to educational improvement and who want to be part of creative decision making.

Special Education Teacher - Resource (Temporary for the remainder of the 25/26 school year)

9-12

Crater High School

December 2025

• $47,810.90 - $90,243.76, depending upon approved accepted experience.
• Service Premium pay after completion of 10 years of employment with the district as per contract
• Annual COLA pay increase (as negotiated with Oregon Education Association)
• Annual step pay increase awarded to eligible employees
• 6 paid holidays annually
• 10 paid sick leave days per year
• 2 paid personal leave days per year
• 3 paid personal leave deducted sub pay per year
• 5 paid bereavement leave days per year
• Up to $1,900 per month district-paid contribution toward full-family medical, dental and vision insurance
• $600 per month opt-out stipend for employees who demonstrate other health insurance coverage under a qualifying employer-sponsored group medical plan (for full-time employees)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 6% district-paid contribution towards Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
• $50 per month employer match into a tax-sheltered annuity when employee contributes $50 per month (after employee completes three years with the district)

• Will possess Oregon Teaching License with a special education endorsement.
• A willingness to be actively involved in teaming, curriculum integration, shared decision making.

• Complete Frontline application online
• Complete resume of qualifications
• (3) Letters of reference
• Copy of appropriate Oregon Teaching License
• Official transcripts upon hire

EMPLOYER WEBSITE: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..district
6.org

Jackson County School District #6 is an equal opportunity employer, and in accordance with Federal and State legislation, including Title IX, ORS 659.150, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or marital status in employment or educational programs.

The Special Education Teacher plans and implements an instructional program that fosters learning and growth for students with special needs and guides them toward reaching their academic, social, intellectual and physical potential.

Reports to:

Principal or Assistant Principal

The Special Education Teacher works under general supervision. The nature of the work requires strict adherence to policies, procedures, regulations, and laws. The incumbent interfaces daily with students, parents, school administrative staff and school employees. Because this job involves frequent interaction with students, the position requires a high level of professional decorum, excellent judgment, a calm and appropriate demeanor, and the capacity to serve as a role model to young people.

Supervision Exercised:
No direct supervision exercised over District employees. May provide dotted-line supervision of classified staff. May supervise student teachers and volunteers.

Interface:
Primarily interfaces with students, other teachers, school administrators, school staff, and parents.

• Demonstrates knowledge of content and pedagogy, identifying important concepts and their relationships to one another, providing clear explanations, answering questions accurately, providing effective feedback, and developing suitable instructional strategies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of students by being aware of students’ varying levels of cognitive development, by becoming informed about different cultural groups and incorporating that knowledge in lesson planning, and by remaining cognizant of the special needs of any student.
• Sets instructional outcomes by setting high and rigorous expectations related to central concepts of the discipline; by pursuing outcomes grounded in expectations of what students will learn (rather than do); by ensuring outcomes represent various types of knowledge, including factual knowledge, conceptual understanding, reasoning and social interaction; and by ensuring that outcomes are suitable to various groups of students in a given classroom.
• Demonstrates knowledge of resources by ensuring that texts and other written are at varied levels, supplementing instructional materials with guest speakers and field experiences, facilitating the use of multidisciplinary and online resources; and expanding knowledge through professional training opportunities.
• Designs coherent instruction by matching learning activities to instructional outcomes, by providing…