Local Contract School Services - Special Education Teacher

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Health is seeking a School Services Special Education Teacher for a local contract job in Richmond, Virginia.

• Specialty:
  Special Education Teacher
• Discipline:
  School Services
• Start Date:
  
  02/16/2026
• Duration:
  52 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Local Contract

Location: Richmond, VA, 23298.

Shift: a 7.5-hour shift between the hours of 6A-8P. Don’t have exact shift yet. Mon – Fri.

Salary Range : 38K – 44K per year

Utilizing the Reggio education approach, the Child Care Teacher plans, develops and implements child creative and adaptive lesson plans and provides a safe, secure and engaging environment for children six weeks to six years age.
-Document children’s daily progress and activities and prepare reports to parents.
-Ensure that the classroom is clean and neat and free of health hazards or infection control risks.
-Supervise teacher aides and volunteers assigned to their classroom or within their scope of practice throughout the center.
-Demonstrates understanding of how Reggio concepts are implemented in both the indoor and outdoor classrooms.
-Licensing and /or Accrediting Body Requirements and Standard.
-Performs in adherence to licensing and /or Accrediting Body Requirements and Standard.
-Develops Lesson Plans/Goals designed to nurture and promote cognitive, social and motor development.
-Plans for and promote gross and fine motor development, language skills and independence.
-Focuses on enhancing self-concepts and self-esteem through positive interactions with children and families.
-Documents & Provides Feedback/Observations.
-Prepares, review and maintains assigned written reports and records for each child.
-Follows established policies, procedures and regulatory guidelines in an effort to support best practice for children and families.
-Continuing Education/Required Meeting Actively participates in staff meetings, special sessions and mandatory CE events.

Education:

Required

Education:

-Two (2) year degree in early childhood education, child psychology, psychology or closely related field.
-High School Diploma or equivalent.
-Minimum of 40 hours of coursework in early childhood education or related field (i.e. Child Psychology, Children’s Literature).
OR
-Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education:

-Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education.

Licensure/Certification:

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
-Child Development Associate (CDA) Certificate.

Experience:

Required

Skills & Experience:

Previous experience working with children ages six (6) weeks to six (6) years of age (paid or unpaid).

-Two (2) years of formal experience.

-Ensure that classroom tables, chairs, cabinets, cubbies, cots, toys and bookshelves are cleaned routinely to ensure that infection control risks are minimized
-Clean/sweeps floors to remove materials that may pose a safety hazard (food, water, paper etc.).

-Removes broken toys, reports unsafe wood surfaces or running surfaces.

-Ensure that staff are stationed on the playground to allow for adequate supervision and response time for the children’s needs and coverage for station are consistently maintained.

-Ensures that bleach and cleaning solutions are prepared correctly, are labeled with date and time and are in a locked area.

-Assist in coordinating environmental needs with team to ensure a safe, clean, well-stocked area and an area which meets the children and family’s needs.

-Performs other duties are assigned and/or participates in special projects in order to support the mission of the client and department.

-Accept alternate assignments, as required.

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