Special Education Teacher - Abilities First Myers Corners Education Center

About the role

Abilities First is seeking patient, energetic and passionate Special Education Teacher for our Myers Corners Education Center located in Wappingers Falls, NY. This position is responsible, through the use of the integrated services model, for the assessment of each student’s individual needs, curriculum planning and development, carryover of therapy goals into the classroom setting and coordination of the classroom support staff.

Responsibilities

• Uses standardized and non-standardized assessment tools to determine the current level of performance of each student.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of an instructional program that meets the individual age-appropriate educational needs of each student in the classroom.
• Writes IEP’s monthly progress notes and weekly lesson plans.
• Organizes and maintains a neat and structured environment, which assists the facilitation of each student’s learning, which includes the use of space, selection of materials, scheduling, and behavior management.
• Coordinates classroom support staff the assessment, planning and implementation of each student’s IEP.
• Assists in the classroom according to staffing patterns and students’ needs (changing diapers, assistance with toileting, assistance with feeding) leading by example.
• Escorts and assists students to and from the bus providing opportunities for student’s increased independence in orientation and mobility.
• Observes and arranges for staff to observe related services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy and vision services to ensure the execution of those goals in the classroom.
• Should also encourage the “push‑in” model of therapy within the classroom environment, when