Vocational Teacher

Vocational Teacher

Full time/Exempt

Location: First Children School Plainfield NJ

Compensation Range: $51000-$80500/annually

Reports to: School principal

We are seeking a dedicated Vocational Teacher to join our team full-time working with children with special needs. In this role you will help students aged 18 to 23 develop essential work skills and transition toward independent living. As part of our commitment to community outreach you will engage with local organizations and resources to support our students in achieving their vocational goals and integrating successfully into the community.

First Children School in Plainfield NJ is a New Jersey Department of Education approved private special education school serving students in grades PreK through high school. We specialize in educating students with multiple disabilities including those who are medically fragile developmentally intellectually or physically disabled deaf or hard of hearing and/or visually impaired.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop lesson plans that clearly reflect the individual needs goals and objectives of the IEP.
• Establish and maintain an environment conducive to learning.
• Provide classroom assistants with training to enable them to provide one-to-one instruction.
• Utilize appropriate curricula materials and behavioral techniques.
• Attend all annual reviews and contribute appropriate goals and objectives to the IEP.
• Attend training supervision sessions and staff meetings as directed by the principal in accordance with company policy and pursuant to applicable regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• In this role you will help students aged 3-21 develop essential work skills and transition toward independent living. As part of our commitment to community outreach you will engage ith local organizations and resources to support our students in achieving their vocational goals and integrating successfully into the community.

Team:

This role will be part of theinstructional team reporting to the school principal.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA degree or higher in Special Education or Early Childhood Education
• NJ Teacher of the Handicapped Certification OR Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification
• Minimum of two years teaching experience with children
• Must be able to read write and understand English.

Our benefit package includes medical dental and vision plans vacation/sick pay life insurance short & long-term disability access to EAP and discount plans 401(k) retirement plan andemployee referral bonus plan.

Who we are:

First Children Services is comprised of a dedicated team of professionals committed to providing the very best services day in and day out. We integrate a variety of effective techniques along with family involvement to achieve optimum results. At First Children Services children and their families with the most extraordinary challenges are met with compassion dedication and determination.

EEO:First Children Services is an equal opportunity employer and provider. Our agency prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

First Children Services is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment email us at your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition ID number of the position for which you are applying.