Job Description
* Dynamic Interdisciplinary Team *
* Competitive Wages *
* Life Changing Impact *
If you’re passionate about making a lasting impact in the lives of children with special needs, this role at LifeScape offers the opportunity to lead with purpose every single day. As a Special Education Teacher, you’ll guide and inspire students toward greater independence while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. You’ll have the chance to shape individualized learning experiences, build meaningful connections with students and families, and see firsthand the progress and confidence your teaching brings. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to empower students to live their best lives.
In addition to working directly with students, you’ll serve as a leader within the classroom, coaching and mentoring staff while partnering with an interdisciplinary team of professionals and community partners. You’ll be supported in using evidence-based practices, innovative strategies, and individualized approaches that ensure every child’s needs are met. With opportunities for professional growth, the reward of meaningful relationships, and the fulfillment of knowing your work truly matters, this position is the perfect fit for an educator who is motivated, compassionate, and ready to make a difference.
Key Responsibility Areas:
- Manage and supervise the daily activities of an assigned classroom
- Develops, implements, and evaluates programming in the classroom as a member of the interdisciplinary team
- Leads classroom activities in an instructional atmosphere through implementation and training
- Prepares and maintains classroom materials for the implementation of educational programming
- Conducts, evaluates, and maintains records and assessments
- Writes and maintains the implementation of educational programs/protocols for student IEPs
- Develops and implements weekly lesson plans
- Monitors and reviews student data for instructional and assessment purposes
- Maintains and documents all relevant educational and behavioral data
Supervise and coach direct reports
- Provides clinical and professional oversight
- Monitors and evaluates performance. Conducts performance reviews
- Addresses staff problems and recommend disciplinary actions
- Monitors and staffs work schedules. Approves schedule exceptions
* LifeScape is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Why Work for Us?
We are Driven by our Mission
Empowering people to live their best life.
We Have a Vision for our Future
LifeScape will be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their life span. Through collaborative partnerships, LifeScape will become a destination for research, and the development, implementation and training of technology-based solutions to improve the lives of people we support.
We Lead with Shared Values
Integrity - Compassion - Respect - Safety & Wellbeing - Fiscal Responsibility - Excellence - Accountability