Special Education Teacher - Self-Contained

About This Role

This self-contained special education teacher role focuses on providing specialized instruction to students, building their confidence, and helping them develop essential skills. You will collaborate with families, support staff, and school leaders to create opportunities for students to learn and reach their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized instruction
• Build students' confidence
• Help students develop skills needed to achieve their goals
• Play a vital role in creating opportunities for students to grow, learn, and reach their fullest potential

Requirements

• Meet Georgia certification requirements in the appropriate field of education
• Bachelor's Degree in applicable field of education from a Professional Standards Commission (PSC) approved college or university
• Knowledge of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum with in-depth knowledge of content in field of certification
• Knowledge of techniques for integrating curriculum, GCPS policies, and effective instructional practices
• Understanding of the teaching/learning process
• Ability to infuse technology into instruction to increase student learning
• Ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office, and school based staff, students, parents, and community
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills
• Exemplary teaching and diagnostic assessment skills
• Mastery of subject area
• Knowledge of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and due process

Nice to have:

• Previous teaching experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive Special Education Infrastructure, including cutting-edge IEP technology, on-site assistive technology specialists, and in-house legal and policy directors
• Multidisciplinary Support Services, with classrooms connecting to in-house related services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing support, and speech-language pathology
• Broad Spectrum of Classifications, supporting specialized Individualized Education Program (IEP) areas including autism, emotional/behavior disorders (EBD), specific learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, visual/hearing impairments, and early childhood special education
• Induction and Mentoring for first-year special education teachers and speech-language pathologists, focusing on instructional design, classroom management, and case management
• Local Partnership Pathways, such as online special education track through Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) offering local field experience and credentialing pipelines