Certified, Special Education

Job Description: 

Location: Yankee Hill

Position Details:  

Looking for a full-time Special Education teacher to join a collaborative team of teachers in a culturally proficient environment. The teacher will work with students from grade levels 9-12. Specific course responsibilities are still to be determined.

Yankee Hill is an alternative program within LPS for students who need the most structured and intensive programming to support their behavior and emotional regulation.  Candidates should possess the desire to work not only in supporting students towards meeting credit requirements, but also meeting the whole child needs.  Our team is small, collaborative and strive to meet individual needs within a structured building system of expectations.  

Lincoln Public Schools is seeking a candidate with a commitment to excellence in education. Candidate will possess an ability to establish a strong classroom environment that supports highly engaging instruction. Candidate will need to work collaboratively with multiple team members.

A strong candidate for this position would have exceptional instructional and classroom management skills, demonstrate effective communication skills and strong academic/curriculum skills, use assessment to drive instruction, provide quality feedback to all learners, as well as a desire to teach in a culturally rich school environment.

Ability to create strong relationships with all students; effective communication skills; daily use of assessment to drive instruction and quality feedback to all learners; willingness to serve the community in all aspects; learner in the art and science of teaching; a reflective educator, an individual who understands the practices of cultural proficiency and applies those practices with students, staff and families. 

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