Special Education Teacher - Life Skills Room

Overview

1.0 FTE - 001-2026 posting

Washougal School District

Posting for the 2026-27 School Year

Position Type: Certificated, continuing contract after required provisional status

Position Title:1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher - Life Skills Room

Position Location: Cape Horn-Skye Elementary

Position Posting:001-2026

Position Begins:08/24/2026

Salary: $66,137 to $124,653 Based on 2025-26 salary schedule and placement is based upon education & experience

POSTED: March 10, 2026

5 days per week

184 days/180 student attendance (per District calendar)

District salary schedule

Internal Posting for WAE members closes at 4:00 p.m. on March 17, 2026.

The Washougal Strategic Plan is centered on our commitment to know, nurture and challenge all students to rise and includes our six guiding pillars that steer our work and prioritize our decisions and actions:

• Effective Instruction -We will invest in attracting, retaining, and developing excellent teachers and staff. We will provide relevant, rigorous and supportive instruction with high expectations for all students.
• Career & College Readiness -We will prepare students to contribute to the community they live in, whether in skilled trades, higher education, or professional careers.
• Equity
  -We will engage in intentional efforts to identify disparities that create opportunity gaps, and take action to eliminate the achievement gap. We will develop and strengthen students' agency, so they are prepared for careers, college and life.
• Educational Engagement -We will ensure all students are involved in innovative, artistic, creative, vocational, and intellectual pursuits, so they develop confidence, understanding, and agency in the classroom and beyond.
• Partnerships to Support Students -We will partner to build culturally responsive schools, where all children are known, supported and connected through positive relationships in a safe environment.
• Stewardship of Resources -We will maximize resources to create opportunities for our students through a transparent budget process that aligns with our priorities for student achievement and operations of the district. Every dollar matters.

In Washougal, we work together to develop responsible, collaborative, continuous learners who are prepared to make a positive impact. We are seeking highly qualified educators and staff who value inclusive classrooms and are responsive to the needs of all students and families. We celebrate the diversity of our community and invite candidates from all backgrounds to join us in this work.

Required Endorsements: OSPI/WA state Teaching Certificate with science endorsement or multiple subject areas

Classroom teacher:

• Teach to district approved course goals and objectives.
• Select teaching strategies for implementing IEP goals and objectives for assigned students with developmentally delayed disabilities.
• Make instructional decisions. Monitor and adjust teaching strategies to the students changing needs.
• Coordinate specialized instruction with general education curriculum as appropriate.
• Establish classroom behavior management programs for students. Utilizing pro-social skill/intrinsic model and a behavioral accountability system in conjunction with the team coordinator.
• Instruct students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified by state law and administrative regulations of the school district.
• Train, supervise, and teach staff assistants, specialized personal assistants, and volunteers.
• Provide individual and group instruction so that each student can achieve scholastic educational objectives.
• Identify student needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Keep up-to-date and apply current special education practices/theories.
• Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrator in the evaluation process in conformance with the approved district guidelines.
• Develop and use instructional materials suitable for the instruction of students with wide ranges of mental, physical, and emotional maturation.
• Establish, monitor, and adjust behavior management for individual needs. Establish and…