26-27 Elementary School Special Education Teacher

Location: Newark, NJ, USA

Salary: $65,000–$103,000 yearly, based on prior experience and certification requirements, with the opportunity to earn up to $7,000 annually in performance-based pay.

Company

KIPP New Jersey operates free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools serving students in grades K–12 across Newark, Camden, and Paterson.

What you will do

• Create, adapt, and prepare lesson plans aligned with the academic curriculum in collaboration with the grade-level team.
• Deliver responsive instruction using student data to support mastery of academic skills.
• Monitor student progress, maintain performance trackers, and adjust teaching strategies to meet learning objectives.
• Support diagnostic and progress-monitoring assessments across the school.
• Build a supportive classroom environment through effective classroom management and collaboration with students, families, and colleagues.
• Participate in school, department, parent, and community events and meetings.

Requirements

• Special education teaching candidates must be eligible for a traditional New Jersey teaching certification.
• Hold a valid traditional New Jersey teaching certification, or meet the applicable GPA and content-credit requirements.
• For degrees conferred after September 2016: have a GPA of at least 3.0, or a GPA between 2.75 and 3.0 with all required Praxis exams passed at a super-score at least 10% above the passing score.
• For degrees conferred before September 2016: have a GPA of at least 2.75.
• Meet the appropriate transcript content-credit requirements for the teaching assignment, including 60 liberal arts credits for K–6 assignments.
• Demonstrate classroom success, subject-matter expertise, student achievement, collaboration, and interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund for appropriately certified teachers.
• Optional KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan with matching contributions.
• School-issued laptop and transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting to Newark from the New York City area.
• Paid school vacation, sick and personal days, extended summer break, and up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers.
• Employer-paid life insurance and optional disability, accident, and hospital indemnity benefits.