Special Educator (Brookville)

About the role

Evaluate and provide appropriate special education services to assigned children. Oversee activities of assigned teacher assistants and aides; communicate appropriately and in a timely manner with families of assigned children.

Responsibilities

• Implement curriculum based on children’s individualized needs; ensures health and safety of classroom environment.
• Plans daily lessons for large and small group activities based on IEP goals.
• Screen incoming children and prepare educational observation forms.
• Complete annual update of each child including current levels of performance, recommended goals for upcoming school year developmental check lists.
• Attend case conference CPSE/CSE to coordinate therapeutic and educational interventions either by teleconference or on-site at school district.
• Communicate with parents in writing, by phone, and in person regarding child’s progress.
• Establish and implement appropriate education strategies to meet needs of assigned students.
• Evaluate assigned children.
• Address significant behavioral situations through the use of positive reinforcement behavioral management plans and/or seek assistance from the school psychologist.
• Maintain data for each goal on the IEP.
• Perform small and large group activities daily as appropriate.
• Comply with state regulations for students, including daily logs, attendance, progress reports and annual reports.
• Complete plan books a minimum of two weeks in advance.
• Complete substitute kits within two weeks from the start of school. Update as needed.
• Submit progress reports on each child quarterly.
• Inform classroom staff and team members of each child’s priority goals to be carried over into the classroom activities.
• Follow-up concerns raised by team members.
• Update IEP goals.
• Outline, (demonstrate when necessary) individualized strategies used to obtain objectives.
• Provide or adapt materials to facilitate language and speech production in the classroom.
• Integrate information and strategies offered by team members and other professionals.

Requirements

• Special Educator I: Bachelor’s Degree Required
• Special Educator II: Master’s Degree Required

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Early Childhood Education, Students with Disabilities (B-2 years)
• Childhood Education, Students with Disabilities (Grades1-6)
• Childhood Education, Students with Disabilities (Grades 5-9)
• Childhood Education, Students with Disabilities (Grades7-12)
• Students with Disabilities (All Grades)

Special Skills

• New York State Certification in Special Education required.
• Minimum one (1) year related experience to plan individual education plans to meet the special needs of each child preferred.
• Prior Special Education Teaching Experience Preferred.
• Physical aspects may include but are not limited to lifting and transferring of a student.