Special Education Teacher

Why Join Team VCP

Vista College Prep is a growing network of high-performing tuition-free public charter schools in historically underserved communities of Phoenix. VCP was founded in 2013 with the belief that demographics do not determine destiny and that all students deserve an excellent education.

Our organization is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. We believe that diversity is crucial for effecting lasting change, is one of VCP’s greatest strengths, and that the full potential of our diverse network will be reached only when we are an inclusive community.

What sets us apart? Our rich and rigorous curriculum, focus on social-emotional learning, targeted professional development, family engagement, and-most of allour mission-aligned team. VCP staff are committed to anti-racism and educational equity, more than ever as we navigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. VCP’s joyful, urgent, intentional culture underscores all we do to make our schools a proof point for what is possible for our growing community of students in Arizona. Join us!

Role Mission

Special Education Teachers support students and staff through co-planning, coteaching, inclusion, and pull-out support for students receiving special education services. In this role, you will build relationships that help instill the joy of life-long learning in our scholars, collaborate closely with instructional staff and your students’ families to ensure VCP is meeting and exceeding the educational needs of all our scholars.

Your Impact

• Develop and implement rigorous, standards-aligned IEPs and 504 plans with targeted goals tied to grade level expectations for all students in case load, revising as updating as needed or, at minimum, annually;
• Build positive relationships with students grounded in respect, enthusiasm, achievement, courage, hard work, and self determination through structured social-emotional learning;
• Teach and maintain school-wide systems, rules and consequences, and rewards;
• Serve as a self-contained teacher as needed to more effectively support the learning abilities of all students;
• Collaborate with general education teachers and school staff to ensure inclusion practices are implemented for students in the self-contained program as needed and warranted
• Collaborate with paraprofessionals and Special Education Teaching Assistants to ensure the delivery of accommodations and modifications per IEPs of students on caseload;
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions;
• Communicate effectively and proactively with students, families, and colleagues;
• Analyze student achievement data collaboratively with coach and colleagues to critically and strategically respond to the learning needs of students;
• Manage all Special Education-related compliance and documentation, including but not limited to meeting requests, signed IEP Progress Reports, evaluations, and Special Education files;
• Coordinate with Network Student Support Team and contracted providers, including but not limited to Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, School Counselor and School Psychologist as needed;
• Work to continuously improve effectiveness in all instructional practices, using school’s teacher performance rubric as a guide; Be accountable for students’ mastery of IEP goals; and,
• Participate in annual two-week staff training in the summer months as well as weekly staff trainings on Fridays
  
  

Your Qualifications

• Mastery of and enthusiasm for academic subjects and for supporting students with exceptional needs;
• Track record of producing dramatic, demonstrable student achievement gains or comparable results in their current field
• Ability to approach situations with optimism and perseverance;
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills;
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree;
• Minimum of two years teaching experience in urban public school setting preferred, but not required;
• Valid Arizona Special Education Teaching Certificate preferred, but not required;
• Valid IVP fingerprint clearance card.