26-27 Special Education Teacher

Location: Paterson, NJ, USA; full-time, on-site teaching role

Salary: USD 65,000–USD 103,000 per year, with additional opportunities for up to $7,000 annually in performance-based pay

Company

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

What you will do

• Create, adapt, internalize, and prepare lesson plans aligned with the academic curriculum.
• Deliver responsive, data-driven instruction to help students master academic skills.
• Monitor student performance, maintain progress trackers, and adjust teaching strategies.
• Build a supportive classroom environment with effective classroom management.
• Collaborate with students, families, grade-level teams, colleagues, and the wider school community.
• Support diagnostic and progress-monitoring assessments, meetings, school events, and activities.

Requirements

• Subject matter expertise in special education and a demonstrated record of classroom success.
• Eligibility for a traditional New Jersey teaching certification is required.
• Hold a valid traditional New Jersey teaching certification, or meet the applicable GPA, Praxis, and content-credit requirements.
• For degrees conferred after September 2016: a GPA of at least 3.0, or a GPA between 2.75 and 3.0 with all required Praxis exams passed with a superscore at least 10% above the passing score.
• For degrees conferred before September 2016: a GPA of at least 2.75.
• Belief in every student's potential, collaborative teaching practices, 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 with appropriate certification.
• Optional KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan with matching contributions.
• School-issued laptop and transportation benefits for eligible commuters from the New York City area to Newark.
• 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 coverage.