Special Education Teacher (Behavior/Emotional Disability)

POSITION: Special Education Teacher (Behavior/Emotional Disability)
LOCATION: Lander Valley High School (grades 9-12)
SALARY: $52,200 starting base salary (based on the 2025-26 salary schedule - set to increase for the 2026-2027 school year); full benefits
CONTRACT: 185-day contract
START DATE: August 17, 2026
POSITION CLOSES: Open Until Filled (Ideal Application Date by 4/9//2026)

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must hold, or be eligible to hold, a Wyoming teaching certificate with an appropriate special education endorsement and must be highly qualified as a special education teacher. The successful candidate will become part of a special education team working with children who have emotional disabilities. The successful candidate must be willing to work as part of this team and with the regular classroom teachers for the identified students in helping them with emotional/behavioral issues and with academic learning. Other desired qualifications include: Successful experience working with high school students; ability and willingness to coach or advise extracurricular activities; ability to differentiate instruction to meet the wide variety of student abilities and needs; ability and desire to work in a standards-based grading system; ability to work as part of a Professional Learning Community in a collaborative department team; ability to implement RTI and PBIS concepts; strong classroom management skills; ability to be able to work with all grade-levels 9-12; commitment to teach to the established standards and benchmarks to ensure student achievement; good communication skills; willingness to assist the school by serving on school and district committees; willingness to be a team player; and the desire to continue to grow professionally to better be able to educate our students.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Full-time Behavior Resource Room SPED teacher – understanding of and experience working with students with emotional/behavioral problems; ability to provide instruction in high school-level curriculum; excellent knowledge of special education laws, regulations, and procedures; knowledge of scientifically researched-based materials and curriculum, response-to-intervention, and verbal de-escalation and restraint techniques (NCI); ability to effectively create, follow, and implement IEP goals and paperwork; willingness to work with teachers and paraprofessionals to plan collaboratively to benefit students; ability to support existing programs; strong interpersonal skills; good public relations skills in dealing with staff and parents; and willingness to participate on school and District committees and in required in-service activities.

TO APPLY: Visit our website at www.landerschools.org, click on the ‘Employment’ button to view our current postings. Follow the instructions for completing the online application.
Phone: 307-332-4711
E-mail: hr@landerschools.org

Fremont County School District #1 complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. FCSD#1 operates in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Inquiries concerning Title VI, Title IX, ADA, and Section 504 may be referred to the Curriculum Director (who is also the Coordinator for the Of ice for Civil Rights), Fremont County School District 1, 863 Sweetwater, Lander, WY 82520 or telephone (307)-332-4711; the Wyoming Department of Education, Of ice for Civil Rights Coordinator, 122 W. 25 th Street, Suite E200, Cheyenne, WY 82002-2060, or telephone (307)-777-7222; or Of ice for Civil Rights, Denver Of ice: U.S. Department of Education; Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building,1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3482; Telephone: 303-844-5695;TDD: 800-877-8339; email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov. This information will be provided in an alternative format upon request.