BRIDGE Teacher
The BRIDGE Teacher provides instruction, assessment, and program planning for identified special education scholars with primary learning disabilities, autism, speech-language impairments, and other health impairments in a self-contained setting.
BRIDGE Teacher Duties:
- Develop and teach engaging lessons that follow NCS' rigorous curriculum and provide fast-paced, stimulating instruction with a high level of differentiation
- Drive academic outcomes by analyzing data, reviewing scholar work, and implementing high leverage instructional moves to ensure gains for all scholars
- Identify the needs of scholars and develop individualized goals through formal and informal assessments
- Employs various teaching techniques, methods and principles of learning to enable students to progress at accelerated rates, meet goals, and master concepts and skills
- Solicit, welcome, and incorporate feedback to improve instructional practice
- Maintain records of students' progress
- Develops and implements Individualized Education Program (IEP) and behavior plans in consultation with staff and families to ensure success for all scholars
- Confer, collaborate, and consult with teachers and staff regarding the educational, social, emotional and physical needs and objectives of each student, implementation of the IEPs and special educational services
- Attend IEP meetings as needed
- Develop strong relationships with families through frequent communication and assist parents in understanding and supporting educational objectives, learning expectations and behavioral standards
- Maintain a secure and effective learning environment with impeccable order and clear expectations and routines
- Participate in state-wide testing, including providing testing accommodations for New York State ELA and Math Exams and facilitating New York State Alternate Assessment
- Develop and maintain a room environment that is clean, organized and student centered
- Instruct and direct assigned paraeducators and instructional assistants to maximize delivery of instructional services
- Participate actively in weekly Case Conference meetings and grade level team planning meetings to assist with lesson differentiation, accommodation and modification as needed
- Reflect on progress as educator and seeking out professional resources to continuously improve one's practice
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor or their designees.
Educational Background and Work Experience
- Bachelor's degree (required)
- Certification in one of the following: New York State Elementary, Special Education, eligible out of state certification, or willingness to work towards your permanent certification (required, certification pathway support offered)
- Two years of teaching experience working an urban setting (preferred)
- Knowledge around students with disabilities, specifically autistic students (preferred)
Salary Range: $73,500-$95,000 +
