Center City Public Charter School’s PreK-8th grade neighborhood-based schools provide a high quality, well-rounded public education. Our Mission is to empower our students for lifelong success by building strong character, promoting academic excellence, and generating public service throughout Washington D.C. The central office at Center City works to ensure that all campuses receive the business and administrative support necessary so that principals and teachers can focus on the students.

A Center City PCS Special Education Teacher is expected towork with school staff to help create an environment that is rich with high expectations and rigor combining specific and constant reinforcement of scholar work and effort.

Job Summary

Position helps to create a classroom culture that represents Center City’s high expectations for every scholar and its core values. Special Education Teachers are expected to provide specific and timely feedback on scholar effort, behavior and student work.
Work collaboratively with the general education teacher to ensure Inclusion Model is implemented consistently at Center City PCS.
Position provides instruction that supports, supplements, and extends excellent classroom teaching Position is responsible for analyzing mandated data and planning for future special education needs.
Position is responsible for instructing students individually or in groups to enable students to ensure students are receiving accommodations and modification in accordance with IEPs.

Essential Duties

Collaborate and co-teach daily effective differentiated instruction
Engage parents and families in their child’s academic success
Ensure that Center City PCS is in compliance with Federal and State Law

Participate actively Center City’s learning community
Maintain high professional standards that contribute to school productivity

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and meet the content knowledge requirements of the subject matter taught by taking the required Praxis (Elementary, ECE, or content specific test)
Minimum of 2 years of urban teaching experience
Practical experience working with children with special needs
Demonstrate verbally basic clinical/diagnostic understanding of the identified child’s needs

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should apply online and submit the following:

A current resume

How to apply

Please send your cover letter and resume to Paula Webber at jobs@centercitypcs.org.