Special Educator - Per Diem

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.
• Oversee and manage assigned teacher assistant/aides in all areas of educational day.
  • Establish appropriate and effective communication with parents of assigned children.
  • Conduct weekly meetings with classroom staff.
  • Comply with daycare license regulations (where applicable), SED regulations and agency policies and procedures.
  • Clearly post allergies and medication for each student as per regulations and agency policies and ensure all staff working with students are informed of all allergies and medications.
  • Evaluate teacher aides/assistants in classroom.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of disability, genders, ethnicity and races.
• Ability to recognize and manage personal behaviors to create an inclusive, equitable and welcoming environment.
• Ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services to students and families.

Benefits

May be required to attend evening meetings.

Pay

Salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.