Centerbased Elementary Special Education Teacher (DCD/ASD)

The Brooklyn Center Community School (BCCS) District is seeking a Special Education Centerbased Teacher to join our team for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year at Brooklyn Center Elementary School. This position supports students with disabilities that receive the majority of services and supports in the special education setting. 
 

BCCS is looking for applicants driven to uphold our Mission: To become a justice-center school community who fuels each student’s unique genius.

BCCS Core Values – Written on a foundation of students‘ voice, our district core values communicate the culture and character of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.

• We stand front and center

• We demonstrate passion, pride, and perseverance

• We acknowledge and disrupt oppressive systems

• Our diversity fuels learning

• We fiercely lead in justice-centered educated

 Essential Responsibilities:

• Create and ensure a welcoming, safe, meaningful environment for students with moderate to significant disabilities that supports academic, functional, and social/emotional/behavioral needs
• Advocate for and ensure inclusionary and least restrictive environments and services are in place
• Utilize evidence-based practices and data collection to guide daily practice
• Build strong connections with students, families and community
• Collaborate regularly with families, team members, and community providers
• Complete all due process requirements, including direct and indirect service, evaluations, team meeting facilitation and casemanagement supports
• Provide direction and support to team members, including Special Education Assistant

General Characteristics of a Brooklyn Center Community Schools Teacher:  

• Collaborative with all stakeholder groups
• Demonstrates a growth mindset with students
• Willingness to learn and advance research-based teaching and learning for self and other staff
• Focused on creating equitable classrooms and school
• Experience implementing culturally responsive instruction
• Evidence of data driven instructional decision making
• Evidence of building strong relationships and communication with families
• Ability to differentiate for all learners
• Professional and collegial
• Experience with instructional technology integration to support high levels of student engagement.

Qualifications: MN Special Education Teaching licensure (DCD or ASD preferred)
Pay and Benefits: $45,008/year- $98,396/year, based on experence and education
Duty Days: 197 duty days, for new hire, includes 8 paid holidays!

Why Choose BCCS?

• Flexible and Affordable Health Insurance Options
• Dental Insurance
• Group Life and AD&D Insurance
• Supplemental Life and Dependent Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Pet Insurance
• Full service community school
• AllOne Health: Supportive counseling and coaching
• Breastfeeding Freindly Certified Workplace
• Staff Wellness Opportunities: Annual benefits fair, wellness challenges and campaigns, free yoga and personal trainer sessions
• NeoPath Health Clinic: Free, onsite medical care to help you improve your overall health and wellness.  The clinic offers all of the primary care services you would expect from a family physician/general practitioner.

 
 We’re not a community on the fringe, we’re a community moving toward a center. Moving in unison with a shift in cultural expectations.  
Our voice and achievement will not be disqualified, we’re moving toward a change in history and hearts.  

Standing FRONT AND CENTER so we are seen and heard.

Application Process:
Please select this link to learn more about Brooklyn Center Community Schools: https://www.bccs286.org/
Please select this link to apply online:   https://www.applitrack.com/brooklyncenterschools/onlineapp/

BROOKLYN CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:  
Brooklyn Center Community Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives and regulations of Federal, State and Local governing bodies or agencies. Brooklyn Center Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, gender identity and expression, disability, age, or status.