Position:SPED Education TeacherCompensation: $65,000 - $105,000 yearly needs to be evaluated based on minimum state ratesDept: EducationType:ExemptReports To: Director of Education Location:On Site
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop, adapt, and implement curriculum using evidence-based practices and task analysis.
- Participate in the IEP process, develop goals, and monitor progress through ongoing data collection and analysis.
- Guide and support classroom staff to ensure high-quality instruction and consistent implementation.
- Deliver instruction aligned with student needs; conduct assessments, interpret data, and recommend strategies.
- Demonstrate willingness to learn new skills and build strong relationships with students and colleagues.
- Collaborate effectively across departments to support academic, life-skills, and vocational instruction.
- Assist students with self-care needs and behavior management as required.
- Maintain accurate records and collaborate with special area teachers, clinicians, and families.
- Communicate effectively with parents and community partners in alignment with school policies.
- Stay current on laws, regulations, and best practices in special education.
- Use technology for organization, data tracking, and reporting.
- Maintain confidentiality and contribute to a culturally responsive, collegial environment.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Skilled in crisis intervention and managing behavioral crises in educational settings.
- Complete and maintain TCIS training and all required certifications.
Please note: This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or responsibilities. Specific assignments can change within the relevant field and training of your position, with or without notice.
Position Requirements:
- Master's degree in Special Education or a related field, required.
- Current or eligible NY State Special Education teaching license, required.
- Knowledge of IDEA, state regulations, and national special-education standards, required.
- Experience using instructional technology tools and applications, required
- Experience working with middle and high school students with Autism and related disorders, required.
- Credentials in middle, high school, or adolescent special education, preferred.
- Expertise in an academic content area, preferred.
- Knowledge of best practices in special education, preferred.
- Familiarity with educational and vocational assessment tools, preferred.
- Due to the nature of work in supporting our students, all job description list the physical requirements for that position
- Our campus consists of some paved areas but primarily consists of grass, gravel paths and parking lots. Additionally, many areas of our building are fully accessible, however, as a historic building some areas are only accessible by stairs.
- You must be able to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
- Student Facing Positions:
- Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
- Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
- You must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
- You must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.
- Special Accommodations can be requested but will only be approved if the accommodation does not impact the ability to perform your position and it does not put yourself, a student, or any other staff member at risk of harm or injury.
Competencies:
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS)
- Mandated Reporter Training
