Special Education Teacher - Southwest Las Vegas

Ignite your desire to be the best · Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. · At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a speci ...

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Ignite your desire to be the best

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators' best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

As a Special Education Teacher , you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you connect and work one-on-one with students needing special support to understand both their capabilities and disabilities as you develop and apply personalized learning approaches and programs that support their growth, progress, and success. And you will do meaningful work that makes a difference for our students as you:

• Create a classroom environment that cultivates learning, engages the interests of the students and allows them to perform at their very best. 

• Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth that is needed for primary school success

• Explore individual needs and give side-by-side support to discover how each student best learns and develop personalized solutions to each students' learning style and abilities. 

• Master our proven curriculum as you implement our philosophy of education and guide the learning process and students toward the achievement of the curriculum goals. 

• Evaluate each student's learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments, 

• Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.

Meet the qualifications that set you up for success

• Holding a bachelor's degree or more advanced degree

• A current K- 12 Special Education Mild/Moderate OR Special Education Moderate/Severe teaching certificate within the state the position is located.

• Creating positive, powerful energy that fuels our school spirit. Filling our campuses with exceptional students and diverse talent. Modeling our values, inspiring others and having fun. Solving matters with composure, integrity and compassion. Immersing yourself in significant connections with our students, parents, and fellow educators. Having a passion for teaching others, helping others learn, and celebrating their success. Participating in events outside of normal hours.

• Being active in the role when light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus and traveling to other campuses as required.

• Depending on the state to which you are applying, background check requirements may vary. Including but not limited to state and national criminal history background check.

Enjoy the benefits of being the best

Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. We thrive when cultivating curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities. Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best.

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority. Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement. 

Ignite your career and apply today