Health Education Teacher
NCIA School Program | Full-Time | On-Site
Make an Impact. Inspire Healthy Choices. Help Students Thrive.
Are you a passionate educator looking for a career where your work truly matters? NCIA is seeking a Health Education Teacher to join our non-public special education school program.
In this role, you’ll create engaging health education lessons while supporting students with diverse academic, developmental, behavioral, and medical needs. You’ll help students build the knowledge, confidence, and life skills they need to make healthy choices and achieve greater success.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver engaging, standards-aligned health education instruction.
- Teach wellness, nutrition, mental and emotional health, safety, disease prevention, and healthy decision-making.
- Differentiate instruction to support individual learning needs and IEP goals.
- Create a structured, supportive, trauma-informed classroom environment.
- Monitor student progress and maintain required educational documentation.
- Collaborate with teachers, counselors, clinicians, behavior staff, families, and other professionals.
- Participate in IEP meetings and contribute to student goals and progress.
- Use approved behavioral support, de-escalation, and safety practices.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Education, Education, or a closely related field.
- Teaching, student-teaching, or related health education experience.
- Maryland educator certification with the appropriate Health Education endorsement, or eligibility to obtain required certification.
- Strong communication, classroom-management, and relationship-building skills.
- Experience in special education or supporting students with diverse needs is preferred.
- Valid Maryland driver’s license with fewer than three points.
- Ability to meet required background, fingerprinting, screening, CPR, and First Aid requirements.
Qualifications
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Education, Education, or a closely related field.
- Teaching, student-teaching, or related health education experience.
- Maryland educator certification with the appropriate Health Education endorsement, or eligibility to obtain required certification.
- Strong communication, classroom-management, and relationship-building skills.
- Experience in special education or supporting students with diverse needs is preferred.
- Valid Maryland driver’s license with fewer than three points.
- Ability to meet required background, fingerprinting, screening, CPR, and First Aid requirements.
Why NCIA?
If you believe every student has the potential to grow, this is your opportunity to combine your passion for teaching with meaningful, purpose-driven work.
Bring your creativity. Bring your compassion. Make a difference.
Join NCIA and help us continue:
Beyond the rewarding work, you'll find a culture built on collaboration, respect, and connection. We celebrate achievements, support one another, and foster an environment where employees can grow professionally while making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve. Together, we're changing lives, one person at a time.
We believe in investing in our employees. NCIA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, floating holidays, and other benefits that support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.