Job Description:

Candeo Schools is seeking a Special Education Teacher/Services Coordinator.

At Candeo Schools, Inc. we pride ourselves in being the school that opened just as much for the teachers who would work here as we did for the students who would attend.

We actively recruit and hire among the best education has to offer. We seek motivated individuals from across the nation who love learning, have a heart for the teaching profession, and possess a strong alignment to our philosophy and purpose. Our school is known for its positive, professional, results-driven culture and our love for the classical liberal arts in K-8 education for every student. Our no-excuses approach to education is a refreshing change for competent, talented, proven educators, and allows us to provide the highest and best level of instruction for students.  We consistently produce the top results in the state of Arizona, most recently achieving US News & World Report's #2 Best Charter Middle School and #4 Best Charter Elementary School in the state of Arizona in 2022 and 2024. In 2021, Candeo Schools was named a Core Knowledge School of Distinction, an honor bestowed on just 10 of 635 (and growing) Core Knowledge Schools in the nation.

Candeo Schools serves over 500 students in grades K-8 from a single, convenient campus in Peoria, Arizona. The mission of Candeo Schools is to grow wisdom and virtue for a life well lived through rigorous knowledge-based schooling in the classical liberal arts. Candeo Schools is a Hillsdale College Curriculum School.

If you recognize this as a place in which you can work hard and thrive, we invite you to apply.

Experience in and/or knowledge of Classical Education, Core Knowledge, Singapore Math, Socratic Seminar, and/or Great Books and Classics is a plus.

Our professional development plan is highly specialized to prepare you for teaching at Candeo, and we strategically train and support our teachers to reach their talent potential and flourish in our program throughout their career with us. We offer a markedly competitive salary, along with a robust benefits and perks package that is among the best in the state.

As the Special Education Teacher, you will work in conjunction with administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents to support students' growth and success in providing access to Candeo's vigorous and coherent knowledge-based curriculum. Your duties include the following:

• IEP writing

• Designing and providing specialized instruction for students with IEPs

• Records management

• Services monitoring and program compliance 

• ADE (ESS) reporting

• 504/IEP training and support for staff

• one-on-one and small group instruction

• pullout and inclusion instruction

• in-class monitoring and teacher assistance

The ideal candidate has excellent communication and management skills, is able to understand the big picture while working in the details, and is able to problem solve in the work setting in a highly efficient manner.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: $65,000 per year, depending on education, talent, and experience

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Merit-based bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Peoria, AZ: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Special education: Three years minimum (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card required

• Arizona SPED teacher certification required