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• Overview

  StartupSphere is hiring a Special Education Teacher in Harrisonburg, VA.

• Role description

  Come work as a Special Education Teacher at StartupSphere, where strong Negotiation skills are noticed and genuinely valued. This mid-level Special Education Teacher job in Harrisonburg converts 5 years of experience into $64,000 - $91,000 and standing influence over the work.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Execute core Special Education Teacher duties with accuracy and consistency
  • Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly
  • Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
  • Keep StartupSphere leadership honest with numbers they can act on
  • Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner
  • Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality

  What You'll Bring

  • Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates
  • The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
  • Hands-on familiarity with Negotiation, sharpened by Scaffolding side projects
  • Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
  • A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
  • Comfort being accountable for a plainspoken outcome in a temporary role
  • A history of leaving general processes better than you found them

  At StartupSphere, the deeply collaborative Harrisonburg crew believes general should feel boring and reliable, never thrilling and fragile. We pair junior and senior folks on purpose so Attention Management knowledge stops hoarding in one head.

  We set the base at $64,000 - $91,000 and build outward with growth coaching, a mentor, benefits, and hours you genuinely control.

  Live and hiring this very moment for the Harrisonburg, VA team.

  There's a mid-level role with your name on it at StartupSphere; come claim it.

• Required skills

  • TEFL Certification
  • Kahoot
  • Padlet
  • Lesson Planning
  • SAMR Model
  • Scaffolding
  • Instructional Design
  • Cooperative Learning
  • Teamwork
  • Negotiation
  • Attention Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Sick Days
  • Equity grants
  • Flexible working hours
  • Retention bonuses
  • New hire onboarding stipend
  • Internet Reimbursement
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Charitable Giving
  • Comprehensive health insurance

• Apply before 2026-09-10

  Submit your application for this Temporary general position.