Special Education Teacher at Parallel Learning

Title: (Remote) Special Education Teacher (ME)

Location: Remote, United States

Job Description:

About This Role

Are you ready to make a difference? Come work with Parallel!

We’re searching for an experienced Special Education Teacher with experience teaching children. Our ideal candidate has a passion for supporting families and children with learning differences by ensuring they receive the best care and tools for success.

Why Join Us?

Parallel makes it easy to administer quality care! By taking care of the daily hassles of running a business, we empower you to focus on providing services. We provide:

• • Easy Scheduling through our in-house scheduling system

• • Templates & Databases so you can spend less time on administrative tasks

• • Smart Matching to pair you with clients

• • Patient History & Eligibility information so you have the information you need

• • Billing & Insurance Services so you can focus on what matters

• • Testing Materials so you have the tools to succeed!

We also offer:

• • Flexibility: Ability to set your own schedule and work on your own time

• • Testing & Licensure Programs: Cross-licensing programs & necessary test materials are covered by Parallel

• • Innovation: Your feedback will help shape the program for providers and clients in the future!

• • Community Events: Collaborate with top clinicians and educators to solve acute problems

• • Growth: Access leadership and growth opportunities as we rapidly scale

• • A Great Mission: Directly contribute to bettering the lives of students across the country

What You’ll Do

• • Remotely provide special education supports to students who are suspended or expelled

• • Provide compensatory education when necessary

• • Coordinate with parents and students to schedule times and types of services needed

• • Understand, implement and develop IEPs

• • Flexible availability for during the school day and after school hours

• • Provide case management services to students in your assigned school district

• • Develop a lesson plan aimed at improving reading and writing skills based on individual students’ neuro-developmental findings

• • Provide complete documentation and records of sessions according to in-house policies

• • Administer screening, progress monitoring, diagnostic and outcomes measures

• • Educate families on what they can do for their child and create roadmaps for support

What You’ll Need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• • An active special education license in the state of Arkansas

• • Specialty with Math (Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry)

• • Several years of experience teaching and working with diverse student populations

• • Ability to differentiate reading strategies for specific learners

• • Experience teaching systematic phonics-based reading programs such as Orton Gillingham or Wilson is a plus

• • Understanding of neuropsychological thought and how it plays a role in a student’s learning

• • Effective communicator and partner with teachers and parents

• • At least 1 year of hands-on tutoring experience in the areas of reading and writing

• • Practical experience working with children in an educational setting

• • Excellent communication skills, specifically the ability to communicate with children of different ages and from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds

• • To be comfortable conducting sessions via virtual meeting platforms

• • A private workspace with secure internet connection

Parallel is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Parallel’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.

The range added below are for Arkansas-based hires only and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates in other locations other than AR may differ. Pay range: $30 – $42 per hour.

?? About Us

Parallel is the first tech-forward provider of care for learning and thinking differences across the United States. We believe learning differences are parallel ways of thinking that should be celebrated! Our mission is to provide students with the resources and encouragement to succeed in the classroom and beyond. To us, this means helping them build confidence in their unique strengths and create strategies to work around their challenges.

Parallel simplifies the process of getting support for learning differences by consolidating providers and resources on a single platform. We connect students with qualified professionals while significantly reducing waiting times, costs, and confusion. We provide a variety of services, including:

• • Psychological Assessment & Therapy

• • Counseling

• • Speech-Language Therapy

• • Special Education

• And more!