Primary Special Education Teacher
School Overview: Junior Academy
Established in 1988, Junior Academy has built a community around the families whose children attend our school. This community spirit is vital to ensuring all students feel they can achieve academic success. Junior Academy is intentionally a small school. Our community environment ensures every teacher knows each child and each child knows every teacher.
At Junior Academy, we strive to put a child’s strengths at the forefront of their education. We believe that students do well if they can, therefore we provide a supportive environment where students are accepted, appreciated, encouraged and challenged according to their individual strengths.
Our goal is to provide our students with the means to realize their full potential and celebrate the contributions of each student as they achieve individual success. Our focus on the Growth Mindset, Strength Based Education, the use of Self-Reg and Social Thinking are a few of the ways in which we achieve this goal.
Our teachers work together to ensure that all children-from gifted students to average learners to those needing more support-are taught in ways that enable them to succeed. This flexibility in determining what works best for each student is admired and appreciated by our parents.
Role Overview:
To provide learning support for exceptional students; working with faculty to manage the needs of exceptional students.
The special education teacher will be a core homeroom teacher providing lessons to a small group of diverse learners.
The Role and Responsibilities:
· Teaching individuals or small groups of students within the classroom
· Preparing lessons and resources
· Modeling and teaching social-emotional learning strategies
· Developing and manage student success plans (IEPs) in collaboration with administration and Learning Strategists
· Experience with diagnostic assessments, remedial and booster programs
· Experience and expertise in reading and interpreting psycho-educational reports and writing IEPs
· Knowledge of strategies and tools to individualize learning
· Participate in cocurricular activities
· Communicate effectively and timely with administrative team, teachers, and parents
· Share information about individual student learning with parents in report cards and interviews
· Other duties as required
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
· An understanding of students with exceptional needs
· Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and decision making skills.
· Demonstrated organization and analytical skills.
· Ability to work independently, as well as part of the teaching team.
· Ability to work flexibly and to adapt in a constantly changing and thriving environment.
· Qualifications in Special Education preferred
· Interest and passion to work with primary aged students
· Demonstrated talent for teaching, coaching, mentoring and inspiring students
· Proven ability to develop smooth, collaborative working relationships with parents and colleagues
· Evidence of strong written and oral communication and organizational skills
· Experience using differentiated instructional strategies, learning strategies and assistive technologies
· Ontario Teacher’s Certificate and membership in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Starting Date: August 31, 2026
To Apply: Interested candidates are asked to send a resume and cover letter to [email protected] by Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. No phone calls please.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: $50,000.00-$75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
Work Location: In person
