Seneca Family of Agencies

Special Education Teacher

Job Locations US-CA-Fremont
Job ID
2025-9208
Category
Teaching
Job Type
Regular Full-Time

Overview

Do you have a teaching credential and are ready to empower students with diverse needs in a meaningful way? Seneca’s School Partnership Program is hiring for a Special Education Teacher to guide grades K-5 to success at Harvey Green Elementary in Fremont, CA. As a Special Education Teacher, you’ll meet students’ needs through their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Treatment Plans. Your skills will help create a supportive environment where strengths are celebrated and individual needs are met with targeted intervention. You’ll work alongside a team including Therapists, Counselors, and Educational Leaders to transform education in a way that connects students to therapeutic services, community resources, and a personalized curriculum.

Seneca’s Unconditional Education Constellation Program partners with 8 campuses across 3 different school districts, Castro Valley Unified, Fremont Unified, and San Lorenzo Unified to support youth and their families in finding success in the school system. Constellation provides Counseling Enriched Classrooms(CEC) at 2 High School, 2 Elementary, and 3 Middle Schools with 1-3 Mental Health Counselors and a therapist that can register with the BBS. In addition we have also added Outpatient therapy and a Wellness Coach who focuses on truancy and family support at one of our High Schools. Constellation strives to be a supportive and inclusive program dedicated to ensuring our staff feel valued, appreciated, and empowered through professional development, while providing compassionate support to our students and caregivers during some of the most challenging times of their lives.   Learn more about Seneca’s School Partnership Programs and Unconditional Education model here.

 

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage people of color to apply. Our programs are deeply engaged in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to implement academic, behavioral, and therapeutic services for special education students with emotional disturbances
  • Use backwards design principles to deliver a differentiated curriculum, rooted in state content standards
  • Use student-centered instructional methods as defined by the school's Learning Principles
  • Employ authentic and norm-referenced assessment strategies to monitor progress and guide instructional planning and decision making
  • Provide individualized academic intervention programs to target at-risk learners
  • Engage caregivers in the educational process, providing frequent opportunities to discuss student growth and needs
  • Co-lead the classroom team to maintain a structured therapeutic learning environment based on Seneca's philosophy

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree AND
    • Candidates must possess a California Education Specialist teaching credential (Prelim Ed Specialist, Intern, STSP/PIP or Special Education)
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without any restrictions
  • Reliable transportation to and from the school site and other occasional meeting spots
  • TB test clearance, fingerprints, and any other mandatory State/Federal requirements
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Schedule

  • School based schedule:
    • Monday to Friday: 8 AM- 4 PM
    • 5 weeks of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and 33 paid school break days

Benefits

  • Starting salary is dependent on the teacher's credentials. Seneca will cover credential tuition costs for teachers interested in working as a special education teacher

    • Special Education Teacher (teaching on a STSP/PIP credential/ Long term substitute) - $69,000- $83,000

    • Special Education Teacher (teaching on an Education Specialist Intern credential) - $72,100- $85,000
    • Special Education Teacher (teaching on Special Education credential) - $76,220- $90,220
    • Additional enhancement for Masters in Education or a related field - $4,160/annually
      • $2000 sign-on bonus!
      • Salary increases each year 
  • 5 weeks of flexible PTO, 11 paid holidays, and 33 paid school break days
  • Comprehensive employee benefits package
    • Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility benefits
    • Paid family leave and life insurance
    • 50% paid premiums for dependants 
    • Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • 403b retirement plan 
  • Abundant promotional opportunities, specialized training and support, scholarship, and embedded credential programs
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