Special Education Teacher (Mild/Moderate) 1.0 FTE -- Terra Nova High School

Job Summary

Job Summary

The Jefferson Union High School District is currently seeking a Special Education (Mild/Mod) Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year at Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, CA. Come join our JUHSD family where all members of this dynamic team are united by a shared commitment to serve all students in a community where educators are valued as demonstrated by our newly completed employee housing project!

About the Jefferson Union High School District JUHSD is a premier learning community where all students advance to and through post-secondary learning and careers. Our community represents a rich diversity of people and cultures which are woven into the fabric of our schools and our District uses our educational systems to right current and historical inequities by examining and understanding how our decision-making reinforces or interrupts injustice. We embrace inclusion, value diversity, and educate ourselves in order to confront and dismantle systemic inequities to bring about a more just society.

We are committed to engaging, educating and empowering ALL students, with an intentional focus on those under-served, inadequately served, or disenfranchised by educational institutions and systems, eliminating disparities in educational outcomes. Located just south of San Francisco, Jefferson Union High School District's boundaries include the communities of Broadmoor, Brisbane, Colma, Daly City, and Pacifica. Our District includes three comprehensive high schools, one alternative high school, one continuation high school, and a Youth Health Center.

In total, we serve some 4,100 students. Our Vision JUHSD provides a safe and caring student-centered learning environment which fosters pride in achievement and in reaching one's highest academic potential. JUHSD will provide all students with a rigorous, engaging and culturally relevant curriculum, enabling all students to become independent, critical thinkers who have mastered the essential skills.

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Requirements / Qualifications

• Letter of Introduction •Resumé •Special Education Credential (Mild/Moderate) •El Authorization • Three [3] Current Letters of Reference

• One [1] must be from your most recent supervisor

• Two [2] of the letters must be less than two years old Please submit Letter of Introduction, Resumé, California Credential Copies, EL Authorization and Current Letters of Reference to your EdJoin account. Only electronic applications via EdJoin will be considered.
  
  For a candidate to be considered, all items must be received by the deadline. Incomplete or late documents will not receive committee consideration.

Comments and Other Information

Experience in Secondary Education preferred. A successful candidate will also possess experience in educational, instructional, cultural, and social programs and activities that are traditionally found in a comprehensive high school.

Applications and supporting materials will be reviewed, evaluated, and considered for an interview. Meeting the minimum qualification does not assure the candidate an interview. Reference checks will be conducted for finalists.

All materials in the applicant's file become JUHSD property, will not be returned, and will be considered for this vacancy only. JUHSD may re-advertise, delay, choose not to fill or fill more than one position. The JUHSD reserves the right to contact former and current employers, as well as others, to investigate job qualifications and past performance of applicants.

The Jefferson Union High School District provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons. The recruitment, screening, and hiring of all personnel will be without regard to actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation. Having trouble or need assistance with your application?

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