Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Catalyst Academy is searching for special education staff who want to perfect their craft while working alongside
communities of color in East Pittsburgh. This is not a typical teaching position: you will be challenged, valued, and
supported as you grow to be an exceptional, culturally-responsive educator.

○ Build deep relationships with scholars, families, and staff to foster a culture of joy and
community. Maintain strong lines of communication with families about scholar progress, and go
above and beyond to support and collaborate closely with teammates in the united pursuit of
Catalyst’s mission.

○ Embrace your capacity to set and
achieve ambitious goals, and handle the intensity required to bring your best self to a high-
performing school environment where the stakes are high for scholars.
○ Share feedback to solve problems, reflect on how your actions impact others, and take
ownership over creating the staff culture you want to show up to each day.

○ Prior experience teaching in special education, experience teaching in a low-income community,
and a demonstrated ability to raise achievement levels of traditionally underserved students is
highly preferred
○ Ability to demonstrate a deep commitment to addressing historic inequity along lines of race,
class, and ability required;
○ Experience in writing Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and accompanying documents
preferred

Our mission is to create a world-class K-8 school where all children are prepared for college, career, and life. We believe in order for our students to be catalysts for their future, and the future for their families and communities, they need to be well prepared for college, career, and life.

Company Description

Our mission is to create a world-class K-8 school where all children are prepared for college, career, and life. We believe in order for our students to be catalysts for their future, and the future for their families and communities, they need to be well prepared for college, career, and life.