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Job Description
Overview
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. Increase professional knowledge in areas relevant to children enrolled in program. May be required to attend evening meetings.
Responsibilities
Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
STANDARD 1: Professional Duties
Implement curriculum based on childrens 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 onsite at school district.
- Communicate with parents in writing by phone and in person regarding childs progress.
- Establish and implement appropriate education strategies to meet needs of assigned students.
- Perform related duties as required.
- 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.
- Impart information regarding childs function and progress.
- Inform classroom staff and team members of each childs priority goals to be carried over into the classroom activities.
- Followup 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.
STANDARD 2: Classroom Environment Management
- Oversee and manage assigned teacher assistant/aides in all areas of educational day.
- Responsible for health and safety of classroom environment.
- 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.
STANDARD 3: Professional Behavior
- Cooperate and conduct self at all times in a manner appropriate to an education setting.
- Adhere to program specific policies and procedures.
- Participate in programwide activities and act in an appropriate manner.
- Participate in activities and seek support to enhance knowledge in areas pertinent to children in assigned class and in program.
- Assist student teachers in learning to be effective educators.
STANDARD 4: Professional Development
- Attend and participate in required inservices.
- Attend and participate in supervisory sessions as requested. May need to fulfill hours outside of agency hours.
- Be proficient in administering standardized testing for the purpose of assessing student ability level.
- Lead IDT meetings with students parents therapist to discuss progress strategies behaviors updates concerns medical etc. as well as goals.
STANDARD 5: Adheres to general policies of the organization/regulators including:
- Code of Ethical Conduct.
- Emergency/disaster preparedness protocols.
- Fire/Safety prevention protocols.
- Inservice education program requirements.
- Policies and procedures (attendance punctuality appearance professional attitude etc.
- Job related selfdevelopment education activities.
- Infection control practices and procedures.
- Physical examination and Mantoux regulatory requirements.
STANDARD 6: Performs other related duties as required
- Demonstrate understanding of the needs of children and visitors for each specific age group.
- Address safety and psychological needs of the special age groups as appropriate in the performance of work activities.
- Address the needs of special groups hearing impaired physically challenged and various issues relating to the program and facility.
- Maintain child and family confidentiality. Refrain from discussing the child in front of him/her.
- Is consistently courteous and considerate in person and on the telephone in interactions with children and others such as family visitors vendors and other employees.
- Exhibit the At Your Service attitude i.e. smiles uses positive eye contact friendly open and approachable.
- Respond quickly to children and/or parent/guardians request refers to appropriate member of the care team if necessary and informs supervisor of actions taken.
- Promote positive coworker relationships teamwork and cooperation.
- Work collaboratively and is respectful of others.
- Take individual responsibility for providing outstanding service quality.
STANDARD 7: Cultural Competencies
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures ranges of
disability genders ethnicity and races.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize and manage personal behaviors to create an inclusive equitable and
welcoming environment.
- Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services to students and families.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
Special Educator I o Bachelors Degree Required Special Educator II X Masters Degree Required
Knowledge of X Early Childhood Education Students with Disabilities B2 years o Childhood Education Students with Disabilities (Grades16 o Childhood Education Students with Disabilities (Grades 59 o Childhood Education Students with Disabilities (Grades712 o Students with Disabilities (All Grades)
EXPERIENCE AND 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
