Special Education Teaching Opportunity (VA License Support Provided)

University instructors is looking to support applicants during the current school year as they take the necessary steps to obtain a provisional special education teaching license in the state of Virginia for the 2026–2027 school year (SY26–27).

While supporting their work as a lead teacher during the 2025–2026 school year (SY25–26).  Participants will serve in a lead teacher role while completing the licensure process.

Opportunities are available across K–12 in Special Education.

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In this role successful applicants will: 

• Provide specially designed instruction to students with disabilities.
• Modify and adapt lesson plans for reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science to accommodate students with disabilities in a classroom, utilizing course of study adopted by the appropriate authorities.
• Translate the lessons into learning experiences to best utilize instructional time.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluate students’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Communicate with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student progress and to interpret the school program.
• Identify students’ needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Develop, implement, supervise, and evaluate Individual Education Programs and instructional classroom programs.
• Review student files to determine appropriate programming.
• Supervise students' in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned work day.
• Participate in curriculum development programs as required.

As a successful applicant, you must have a passion for helping students succeed. Additionally, you will need to have the following:

• Three years of experience leading K-12 instruction (preferred)
• Willingness to work toward successfully obtaining a provisional Special Education License from the state of Virginia.
• Have previously completed a foundations of special education course or be willing to take the course as a term of their employment.
• Have completed a bachelor’s degree program in any field from a regionally accredited university or institution.
• Eligibility for, or possession of, appropriate Virginia Teaching Certificate (preferred).
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and methodology of effective teaching.
• Be local to the area.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Work Conditions

• Above-average amount of walking, bending, standing stooping, lifting.
• Work involves exposure to normal everyday hazards encountered in a school.
• Work is performed in a classroom and involves no unusual demands.

$34 per hour | Monday–Friday | Daytime schedule

University Instructors is an equal opportunity employer