Upper School Floating Head Special Education Teacher

Overview

The Quad Preparatory School

Upper School Floating Head Special Education Teacher — Anticipated Opening for the 2025-26 School Year

Classification:
Exempt

Reports to:

Upper School Associate Academic Director

Annual Salary Range: $60,000-$68,000

At Quad Prep, we are on a mission — to transform the lives of neurodiverse, twice-exceptional people by redefining the experience of school. Through the collective, collaborative, and empathic work of our teachers and clinicians, we are empowering our students to engage with the exciting and wonderful diversity of this world. Quad Prep is NYSAIS-accredited and actively seeks to advance diversity through its programs and hiring.

Why work at Quad Prep?

• ACCREDITED SCHOOL:
  Quad Prep was recognized as an outstanding school through NYSAIS accreditation.
• COMMUNITY:
  We are committed to a joyful and inclusive culture where everybody is celebrated for who they are.
• COLLEAGUES:
  Our colleagues are innovators who collaborate to create personalized solutions for each student.
• STUDENTS:
  You will learn something eye-opening every day from our students, with joy and laughter along the way.
• DEEP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING:
  We support mission-driven educators to grow their professional skills with coaching and robust learning programs.
• GENEROUS AND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:
  Health, retirement, loan repayment, life and disability insurance, parental leave, and more.
• WORK LIFE BALANCE:
  
  Ten-month school year with ample time off and planning periods;
  Friday early dismissal for planning and collaboration.

We invite you to connect with us to learn more about Quad Prep.

• Take on the responsibilities of a head teacher, following provided lesson plans or directions from other classroom teachers.
• Develop and implement “emergency” lesson plans for unexpected teacher absences.
• Support interdisciplinary lessons by pushing into homeroom classes on days when substitute coverage is not needed.
• Build rapport with a wide range of students to support substitute class work.
• Demonstrate strong classroom management, establish clear expectations and routines, support executive functioning, and maintain a firm yet caring approach.
• Perform administrative and clerical tasks when substitute coverage is not needed.
• Follow the professional code and school policies to promote the mission of the school.
• Utilize Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets).
• Attend all required faculty meetings and events (e.g., open houses, Curriculum Night, Carnivale).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Love for working with children and adolescents
• Strong background in a range of subject areas
• Desire and ability to work with students with special needs
• Lesson planning and differentiated instruction
• Ability to connect with middle and high school students
• Effective oral and written communication
• Understanding of development for middle and high school students
• Attention to detail and adaptability
• Maintaining confidentiality and ethical conduct
• Time management and multitasking
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Patience and flexibility

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in education (any subject area), special education, or a related field; experience teaching grades 6-12.

• Preferred:
  At least three years as a full-time teacher or teacher’s assistant;
  Master’s degree in education or related field; special education training including gifted education and twice-exceptional youth; secondary or special education teaching credential; experience teaching twice-exceptional youth.

This job operates in a school setting. The school is located on the 5th and 6th floors with an elevator. Regular walking to various locations around the school and occasional travel to the Lower School campus (approximately two blocks away) are required.

Regular talking and listening; active position with standing and walking; occasional lifting up to 20 pounds; typing; reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable performance of essential functions.

This is a full-time exempt position open to the academic calendar (late August to late June). Hours are generally Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm, with occasional…