Special Education Specialist- Ridgecrest, Opportunities for Learning at Opportunities for Learning - LA County

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted
4/11/2025
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$81,000 - $115,000 Annually
Add'l Salary Info
Depending on Experience. $5,000 GEO Stipend also included.
Length of Work Year
year round
Employment Type
Full Time
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer-matched retirement plan.
Perks
Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California. We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork.
Location
Ridgecrest, CA

About the Employer

Are you an educator who wants to impact students’ lives? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, then Opportunities For Learning (OFL) is your place! OFL is looking for educators who are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivating, and inspiring. Opportunities For Learning is a network of free public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFL saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For almost 30 years, OFL has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFL believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to developing a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, you might be the educator we’re looking for. We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone who is passionate about talent and recruiting and who is excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.oflschools.org.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Our ideal candidate will: •Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program and tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts. •Administer and score individual and group tests. •Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff. •Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers, as well as communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct. •Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals. •Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program. •Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

Requirements / Qualifications

You’ll need the following minimum requirements: •BA/BS Degree •CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA) and Autism Authorization

Requirements / Qualifications

You’ll need the following minimum requirements: •BA/BS Degree •CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA) and Autism Authorization