Special Education Teacher | Significant and Severe Needs

At BHA Academy, Certified Special Education Teachers are essential leaders in advancing our mission: empowering individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral needs to achieve academic, social, emotional, and functional success. Grounded in our Core Values—Compassion with Purpose, Structure Builds Safety, Professionalism in Every Moment, Positivity Drives Progress, Education is Empowerment, Consistency Creates Change, Reunification is Our Mission, and Advocacy Through Action—Special Education Teachers/Case Managers provide highly individualized instruction and support to students with significant and severe needs.

What You Will Do

Teachers should be comfortable working with students who may have limited communication skills, significant support needs, and behaviors that require consistent implementation of individualized behavioral and safety strategies. Teachers use creativity, patience, structure, and consistency to help students make progress toward both academic and functional goals.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Success in this classroom requires a teacher who is calm under pressure, highly structured, adaptable, compassionate, and comfortable working with students who require intensive support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Current Missouri licensure or certification as a Special Education Teacher; endorsement in Autism or Behavioral Disabilities preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with students with significant developmental disabilities, autism, complex behavioral needs, or intensive support needs preferred.
• School-based special education experience strongly preferred, particularly experience working in high-support or self-contained classroom environments.
• Experience developing and implementing IEPs and providing individualized academic, functional, and behavioral instruction.
• Experience working with students with significant communication, adaptive, behavioral, or sensory support needs preferred.
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to provide structure, consistency, and active supervision in a highly individualized classroom environment.
• Ability to remain calm, professional, and responsive when addressing challenging behaviors and safety-sensitive situations.

Benefits

• Bonus Opportunities
• $2,500 Sign-On Bonus
• Up to $5,000 Relocation Assistance
• We’ll pay up to $2,000 in contract severance fees
• Participation in our 2P Plan – growth-based bonus program with bonus payouts twice per year!
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA & Flexible Spending Account options
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• PTO & Sick Time accrue starting Day 1
• $100 monthly wellness spending account after 90 days
• OnDemand Pay (access pay when needed)