City Garden Montessori School Hiring for Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Job at Saint Louis, MO Full Time

City Garden Montessori School (City Garden) is the only Montessori charter school in Missouri, and we are one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to implement the Montessori approach to educating children in a diverse, public school environment. City Garden is committed to being an anti-biased, anti-racist community and seeks others who are passionate about these values. We are committed to continuous learning and growth for adults in the community, to foster excellence for all City Garden children.

Located in St. Louis, City Garden is in its 15th year as a charter school, having received a second 10 Year Charter with the state of Missouri in 2017. We began in 2008 with 53 students; we now have 500 children in preschool through eighth grade. As we grow, we continue to seek individuals to join us who share our vision for academic excellence for all children and holistic Montessori education, rooted in equity and social justice.

Special Education Teacher

The state certified Special Education Teacher serves as a highly-organized case manager to provide on-site special education services for students. The Special Education Teacher at City Garden Montessori School needs a distinct personality to handle the different kinds of children and parents and maintain a level of professionalism.

The Most Exciting Part of the Job

• Joining a great special education team, who exemplifies compassion, kindness and patience when dealing with students, parents, and classroom lead guides/teachers
• Building good relationships with children, parents, teachers and social workers
• Working with children from different backgrounds who have different abilities
• Devising and adopting new techniques for teaching and keeping the class orderly
• Showcasing your excellent leadership and becoming a mentor for students

Responsibilities

• Writing individualized education plans (IEPs)
• Facilitating IEP meetings with parents and staff
• Working with academic teachers to implement the IEP
• Working with students on academic and executive functioning skills
• Writing and monitoring behavior intervention plans
• Communicating effectively with parents, administration, classroom lead guides/teachers, and the special education team
• Keeping detailed records relating to student conditions, care plans, therapies, and progress

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid Missouri state certification in Special Education
• Experience working with students, ages 3-7
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Exemplary organizational skills
• Experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum
• Experience with the transfer process of student with IEP’s
• Attentive and caring with the ability to develop individualized education plans (IEPs)

The job posting, which includes a link to the full job description, is available at citygardenschool.org/careers.

What We Offer

• Ongoing professional development
• Opportunity to contribute to the only high quality public Montessori program in St. Louis

Benefits

City Garden offers a range of benefits for Full-time employees such as:

• Generous Paid Time-off (Fall, Winter and Spring breaks, holidays, and additional days)
• Paid Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance)
• Pre-Tax savings for family health premium costs
• Retirement Plan
• Enrollment preference to the Charter School for children who reside in Missouri
• Tuition discount for Preschool

Schedule

School hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

Length of Work Year: August to May (typical10 month school-year contract), including but not limited to professional development, parent/teacher conferences, and preparatory work

Related keywords: Special Education

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $41,000.00 – $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
We have a COVID-19 response team and have had protocols in place since 2020. These protocols are review and updated based upon recommendations from the CDC, the St. Louis Health Department, and the St. Louis City schools pandemic consortium.

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum?

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

License/Certification:

• State Certification in Special Education (Required)

Work Location: One location