Summary
Description
Position: Special Education Resource Teacher (6-12th)
Location: Twin Cities Academy | 690 Birmingham St., Saint Paul, MN, 55106
Salary Range: $50,000 – $70,000
Position Description:
Twin Cities Academy (6-12th) is seeking a full-time special education teacher for the 2024-2025 school year as part of a team implementing high-quality programming for middle and high school students with various disabilities. The candidate will join a supportive, established team of teachers and student support specialists. Caseload of 12-18 students, substantial support with due process functions.
Qualifications:
Required: Bachelor’s degree required, MN teaching license, or the ability to obtain a waiver. The school will support a waiver for the best-qualified person if needed. Please submit a resume if you are interested in the position.
Preferred: EBD/SLD/ABS/DCD License. Experience working in education, particularly in an urban environment, Master’s degree. Experience with data-driven instructional practices. Experience with special education and accompanying due process. Secondary education experience is valued.
Institution Description:
Twin Cities Academy is an urban, college preparatory, public charter school located in East Saint Paul, and serving students in grades 6-12. The school’s mission emphasizes academics, justice, and leadership. We believe that all students can learn and should have the opportunity to attend a post-secondary institution. We have a 20-year history of success in providing quality secondary school education, including being designated consistently as a "Reward" school by the Minnesota Department of Education. Excellent paraprofessional staff, collaborative environment, significant support with due process protocols, organization, and paperwork. Please visit the school's website at www.twincitiesacademy.org to learn more about our school.
We are seeking a committed, flexible educator dedicated to assisting students to find post-secondary success.
Working Conditions (physical/ sensory requirements and environmental conditions)
This is sedentary to light work requiring the exertion of up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, or otherwise move objects, including the human body, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects; work requires stooping, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information through the normal spoken word; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, inspections involving small defects and/or small parts, operation of machines, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions and may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
This description of this job is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Apply:
To formally apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and MN file folder number to hr@twincitiesacademy.org and complete the application here or copy and paste the following link into a new browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScu7xwrpbusPdPSxIDV9CrelazWmCO_1dgSnNOWonxQjzGfdw/viewform
