Job Description:

Are you an educator that wants to make an impact in students’ lives?  Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Pathways In Education (PIE) is the place for you! PIE is looking for educators that are warm, outgoing, authentic, passionate and inspiring. PIE places great emphasis on the student-teacher relationship, a critical component to the development of students’ personal, emotional, and academic well-being.

Pathways In Education is a small non-profit charter school in Arizona dedicated to serving the local community and supporting at-risk and underserved students. Pathways considers the unique needs of every student, allowing access to small group classes, guided independent study, online courses, and experiential learning, to address each student's individual strengths and needs.

The SPED Teacher will facilitate diagnostic assessment including administration, scoring and interpretation. Will review and revise IEPs and 504 plans as needed. The Special Education teacher will support instruction in reading, math, and written language for students, tutor individual and small groups of students, administer and score academic testing, write individualized education plans and support other academic programs as needed.

Our Ideal Candidate Will:

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a Special Education program.

• Tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.

• Administer and score individual and group tests.

• Schedule IEP and 504 plan meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.

• Conduct IEP and 504 plan meetings.

• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with speech teachers, counselors, and other service providers.

• Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.

• Maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.

• Record progress within the independent study program.

• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education teacher program.

• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.

You’ll need the following minimum requirements:

• Minimum B.A degree or equivalent.

• AZ Special Education Credential Required. 

• Ability to teach students 9-12 and meet expected deadlines

• Solid understanding of IEP and 504 plans

• Experience in Independent Study (IS) Program concepts and philosophies A+

• Ability to work at our Arizona locations (Phoenix & Glendale) and the Online Program.

Benefits and Perks:

• $5,000 Sign-on Bonus for full-time, credentialed Teachers.

• Ability to work 1 day per week virtually.

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer-matched 401k plan. 

• PIE provides our staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, Cuba and China as well as U.S. based trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California. 

• We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make PIE and our students successful.

Pay Range: $65,000 - $77,500 depending on experience

Hours: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm 

To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.az.pathwaysineducation.org.

Pathways In Education embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.