Special Education Teacher - School Based

Details

Client Name
Columbia Public Schools
Job Type
Local
Offering
Allied
Profession
Special Education Teacher
Specialty
School Based
Job

Shift Details

Shift
Custom Shift Day
Scheduled Hours
40

Job Order Details

Start Date
10/19/2025
End Date
05/17/2026
Duration
30 Week(s)

Job Description
Location(s):
Middle School (6-8) High School (9-12)

Position Title:

Learning Specialist - Special Education Teacher

Hours/Shift (Hours per week & Schedule):
Middle school: 7:00a-3:00p
High School: 8:30a-4:00p
37.5 hours per week | unpaid lunch (30 minutes)

Pay (Target & Max Rate): $47/hr

Duration (Direct Placement, Contract, C2H): 24-25 school year

Job Description /

Role Responsibilities:

* Case management of 12-15 students for all SPED Teacher openings
- Will coordinate with social workers (classes broken down by individual grade level) on services provided
-Students typically are in Gen Ed classrooms as well - not in this class all day (similar to pull out) - Will run lesson plans and curriculum
- Will have 2 paras in that classroom
-Teaching 6 of 8 periods - 1 period for planning and 1 for collaboration

* 8-9 Students served total - across all grades in the middle school
Middle School - 46 minute periods, teacher will have 6 of 8 periods taught
- 1 period for Collab and 1 for planning
-classes are typically broken down by subject and some are co-taught
-Up to 10 students in sessions
-All students will do reading for success - wilson reading program
-Will have 1 period dedicated to reading reading | Skills for success in 1 period (similar to a study hall) - individual students will pull out individual homework or classwork and receive individual support - executive functioning skills
High School:
Take larger groups of students (15 students roughly - would like to cut in half and break down into smaller groups) - blend of teaching all subjects | would like to have more specialized teaching but not at capacity to do that just yet

* run block schedule - one block is teaching and one is planning - still teaching 6 of 8 periods
2-3 preps max

Qualifications:

Must (Experience, Licenses/Certifications, Endorsements, Skills):

* Bachelor's Degree

* Special Education Teaching License (supplemental teaching licenses not required)

Plus:
-None at this time

* Will accept new grads/new teachers

Education/

Licenses/Certifications:

* Bachelor's Degree

* Special Education Teaching License (supplemental teaching licenses not required)

Disqualifiers: N/A

Benefits:
-Provide mentorship
-Have department chairs who work very closely with staff to help with paperwork - discussing IEPs - training - Leadership will go into the classroom to help with coaching and staff development
-A lot of special education coordinators focusing in other key areas (transition program, autism, intellectual disabilities, behavior support team, on-site school Psychologists who support behavior intervention and planning)
-Teachers do not do their own testing - Educational Diagnosticians handle the testing - will provide input but is not on them to conduct testing

Client Details

Address
1818 W Worley Street
City
Columbia
State
MO
Zip Code
65203