Special Education Teacher

LEARN4LIFE NORTH CHARLESTON

Full Time, Monday - Friday; 7:30am - 4:00pm

Compensation: Competitive compensation starting from $50,000.

This position has a sign-on bonus of $5,000. 

This posting is for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Number of School Days: 196

Do you have a passion to work one-on-one with students and help them soar? As a teacher at Learn4Life High School - Charleston, you can encourage, challenge and help students grow in confidence and academics, and graduate high school – no matter their obstacle.

The Learn4Life High School Advantage

Our personalized learning model is what makes Learn4Life High School unique. Our students are at the center of our mission, which means that staff is unified and priorities are set to reach the best outcome for all students. Teachers can make a real difference in a student’s life as they work one-on-one or through small group instruction to help them accomplish their individual goals. 

Learn more about us at https://learn4lifecharleston.org/

Some of the other advantages we offer are:

• Our teachers have a smaller caseload of students – typically 40 students instead of 180.
• We offer teachers more support with two to three times the number of school counselors, free tutors for their students and labs that supplement their teaching.
• With the support of Lifelong Learning, an educational services organization, teachers receive all the tools/resources needed to do their job without any personal financial investment.
• We provide ongoing professional learning, continuing education (subsidized) and career advancement opportunities for teachers throughout the school year.
• Our teachers have a close relationship with and are supported by their area supervisor/leadership. We empower them to succeed.
• We offer holiday, vacation, and seasonal breaks.

How You will Make an Impact:

The Special Education Teacher will teach in a personalized instructional environment, work with students and/or parents to determine and evaluate the students academic plan, manage and provide services according to the students Individual Education Plan (IEP). The Special Education Teacher is also responsible for the compliance documents required in serving students with special needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree from accredited college or university.
• Valid South Carolina Teaching Certificate with required special education endorsements.
• Prior experience working with exceptional learners strongly recommended.
• Proficient in a variety of educational software programs.
• Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Benefits: Learn4Life Charleston is committed to providing quality and affordable benefits to our employees. We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits program designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.

Some of our benefits for full-time employees include:

• Competitive nonprofit salary
• Excellent medical, dental, vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability (LTD); short term disability (STD)
• Sick leave
• Holiday, vacation and seasonal breaks
• Retirement savings plan through South Carolina Retirement System (SCRS)
• Paid professional development opportunities
• Wellness benefits through our Wellable app and Employee Assistance Program that includes financial, legal and emotional counseling
• Employee discount program for things such as travel, home and entertainment.