Extended School Year (ESY) Special Education Teacher (multiple positions) - Student Services Dept.

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Extended School Year (ESY) Special Education Teacher (multiple positions) - Student Services Dept.

Salary

$31.76 - $72.03 Hourly

Location

Eugene, OR

Job Type

Seasonal

Job Number

2026-00054

School/Department

Student Services Department

Opening Date

04/14/2026

Closing Date

5/5/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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Position Summary

This is an hourly, seasonal teaching position for the 2026 Extended School Year (ESY) program. There are multiple vacancies being filled with this posting.

Orientation

• July 2: ALL ESY staff [Paid training and set up time]: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  
  

ESY Schedule

The program will run for 4 weeks, with classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The dates are as follows:

• Week 1: July 7, 8, 9
• Week 2: July 14, 15, 16
• Week 3: July 21, 22, 23
• Week 4: July 28, 29, 30
  
  

Staff Work Hours: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Student Hours: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

All applicants are required to submit an updated resume. Please highlight any relevant past experience, such as work with ESY, early learning, behavior support, or any prior summer work in school settings or leadership roles. Preference will be given to candidates with previous seniority in summer work programs.

This teacher will work collaboratively with school personnel in providing, implementing, designing and adapting instructional programs for the special educational needs of identified students in a variety of settings. A primary focus is the establishment of a positive learning environment that promotes a high level of achievement for all students while considering the background and developmental level of the individual student. This teacher is a full member of a building staff and Educational Support Services and will be supervised by the principal in collaboration with Educational Support Services.

Essential Functions

Meets the standards of Competent and Ethical Performance as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR 584-020-000 to 584-020-0045). The following are examples of principle duties; however, any one position may not cover all duties listed and examples may not cover all duties an employee is expected to perform.

• Effectively works with and responds to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds. Cultivates and models a respectful working and learning environment.
• Utilizes effective, proactive behavioral management skills in all school settings.
• Collaboratively leads functional assessments and develops Behavior Support Plans with student centered involvement.
• Utilizes effective instructional strategies making data based instructional decisions
• Adapts/modifies regular classroom curriculum
• Implements individual plans (IEP/504/TAG)
• Attends Support Services Team (SST) meetings and also attends Educational Support Services staff meetings.
• Provides, implements, designs and adapts individual/group academic and behavioral programs in all school settings aligning instruction, when possible, with district and state benchmarks.
• Adapts/modifies transition curriculum and activities.
• Works effectively and collaboratively with diverse student, staff and community populations.
• Works collaboratively with other school personnel (e.g., Title I, regular education, school psychologist specialists, classified staff) in meeting the behavioral and academic needs of students.
• Works with team members to accomplish mutually agreed upon goals.
• Is responsive to feedback from colleagues and administrators and is able to apply feedback to improve skills and services to students.
• Assists schools in identification of students with disabilities
• Maintains ongoing communication with parents, other teachers and Educational Support Services in the planning, implementation and monitoring of programs
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student conduct, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom and school in a fair and just manner.
• Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students and parents/guardians
• concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
• Strives to improve professional competence through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, classes and other professional development activities.
• At sites with more than one special education teacher, works collaboratively as a team member in meeting the needs of students
• Administers assessments and collect and interprets data to monitor student progress
• Manages time to complete required special education paperwork
• Monitors the progress of students in all school settings
• Designs instruction, trains, monitors and provides feedback for educational assistants and is available for problem solving.
• Manages fiscal components and documentation of the program activities, as appropriate.
• Utilizes technology fluently to manage all the components of student programs
• Anticipates program needs and coordinate implementation of program components.
• Performs other duties as requested by the Educational Support Services Administrator.
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Experience differentiating practices for diverse populations.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff and community populations.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Oregon teacher's certificate with a Special Education Endorsement.
• ESOL endorsements preferred.
• Evidence of multi-cultural experience and cultural competency.
• Bilingual proficiency and/or multicultural experience strongly preferred.
  
  

Applicant must demonstrate Highly Qualified status per ODE guidelines. Please visit this website for more information:

www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_ii/a_teacherquality/special-education-and-highly-qualified-revised-may-2013.pdf (Download PDF reader)

To view the complete job description visit: https://www.4j.lane.edu/hr/jobdescriptionsandclassif/licensedpositions/

Additional Information

Complete application in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be accepted or processed, there are no exceptions.

We do not accept walk-in, faxed, or applications via mail. All applications must be submitted using the GovermentJobs website. It is your responsibility to submit a complete application. Submitting an application does not guarantee any candidate an interview. Candidates are interviewed by appointment only. If you apply to more than one job, an application is required for EACH job posting.

ALL required documentation must be scanned and attached in order to submit an online application.

Required Documents For This Posting Are

• Copy of Educational License(s)
• Copy of all college (undergraduate and graduate) transcripts. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted during the application process. If an applicant is hired they will be required to submit official transcripts prior to the start of employment.
• Three (3) letters of recommendation. Must be from the last 2 years and one letter must be from a supervisor.
• Test results if applicable. (ie. ORELA or PRAXIS)
  
  

Upon offer of employment applicants must provide 4J Human Resources a complete set of official transcripts. We highly suggest that you order a set to have available in the event you are hired. Upon offer of employment applicants must obtain a fingerprint clearance from the Oregon State Police Department and the FBI through a process authorized by the Eugene School District 4J. Applicants would be responsible for the one-time fingerprint clearance fee.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

The Eugene School District 4J does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity in admission or access to the treatment of employment in its programs and activities as required by state and federal law. If you have any complaints, please contact the HR Department at (541) 790-7670.

It Is The District's Policy To Provide Qualifying Veterans And Disabled Veterans With Preference In Employment In Accordance With Applicable Law. Applicants Wishing To Claim Veterans Preference Must Provide The Following Military Documents Verifying Their Eligibility

Veterans: A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge OR a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicating the applicant receives a non-service connected pension.

Disabled Veterans: A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge AND a copy of the applicants veteran's disability preference letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (unless the information is included on the DD Form 214 or 215).

For veterans preference to apply, the required military documents must be submitted to the District at the time of application submission.

There are a wide variety of benefits to eligible Eugene School District 4J employees. These benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability, flexible spending accounts, 403B, and an employee assistance program.

Positions at a minimum of four hours (0.5 FTE) are benefit eligible. Please contact the hiring administrator if you have questions about this position's benefit eligibility.

For a complete description of benefits available for 4J employees please visit our Employee Benefits webpage at www.4j.lane.edu/hr/benefits.

Employer Eugene School District 4J (dba Lane County School District) (OR)

Address Eugene School District 4J

200 N. Monroe Street

Eugene, Oregon, 97402

Phone 541-790-7668

541-790-7670

Website http://www.4j.lane.edu

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