Preschool Special Education Floater Teacher- Bronx

About the role

We are currently looking for a Preschool Special Education Floater Teacher to join our team at The Bronx Children's Program. This position includes a $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!

Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts classes/activities adapted to needs of students.
• Affects and prepares IFSP/IEP’s.
• Implements and evaluates short and long-term goals and objectives.
• Participates in activities pertaining to student transitioning.
• Participates in Initial Evaluations and Intake processes.
• Provides educational assessment and evaluation on students annually in all educational domains.
• Prepares and adapts all individual and group lesson plans and materials, equipment and furniture arrangement and necessary modifications of environment.
• Maintains records of daily attendance and progress.
• Writes periodic progress reports, annual reports and other data as requested.
• Ensures that services are rendered to students with utmost regard for their personal dignity, privacy and confidentiality.
• Serves and participates as a member at interdisciplinary team meetings, Annual Reviews, Parent Meetings, Special Review Committee meetings, In-Services, etc. as required.
• Attends regular staff meetings, student reviews, district meetings and conferences.
• Orients, trains, evaluates, delegates, supervises work of and effectively recommends hiring, disciplining, suspending and terminating of Teacher Assistants assigned to his/her team.
• Obtains approval, requisitions and purchases class equipment and materials.
• Assists with transporting students between buses and building as needed.
• Implements universal precautions at all times.
• Assists with toileting, feeding and positioning students as needed.
• Attends supervisory and management meetings.
• Assists students on arrival and departure with their outer clothing as needed.
• Substitutes in another classroom as requested.
• Participates in in-service training programs as requested.
• Confers with director or other agency personnel regarding problems, questions and suggestions for programming or handling of students.
• Initiates precautions within established framework to assure that own work is completed in a manner free from recognized hazards.
• Attends parent meetings as requested.
• Confers with individual parents on program content and progress as it relates to their child.
• Assists with curriculum development.
• Provides supervision and training to student teachers.
• Keeps abreast of changes in field.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Special Education
• New York State Certification in Special Education Early Childhood (Birth-2nd Grade)
• Meet all additional NY State Certification requirements.
• OR - Bachelor's Degree and currently obtaining your Master's Degree and/or Special Education Certification, you would qualify to work as a Special Education Teacher on a Study Plan.