Special Educator

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in special education child development individualized instruction and family-centered practice. We are looking for providers who are committed to helping children build meaningful developmental academic communication social behavioral and adaptive skills through supportive engaging and developmentally appropriate intervention.

Responsibilities:

• Provide special education services to children in Early Intervention and/or school-aged programs.
  
• Work with infants and toddlers ages birth3 and their families in the home or community setting under New York State Early Intervention guidelines when applicable.
  
• Provide individualized instruction and support to school-aged students in the home school or community setting based on each students goals and service plan.
  
• Implement developmentally appropriate play-based teaching methods for younger learners to support communication social engagement independence and foundational learning skills.
  
• Provide structured individualized instruction for school-aged students to support academic readiness functional skills behavior regulation social skills and independence.
  
• Foster warm trusting relationships with children students caregivers and school teams.
  
• Partner with families by modeling strategies offering guidance and helping caregivers embed learning opportunities into daily routines.
  
• Collaborate with service coordinators teachers related service providers school teams and IFSP/IEP teams to support consistent programming.
  
• Complete required session notes and documentation accurately professionally and in a timely manner.
  
• Maintain organized records track progress and adjust strategies based on observable growth data collection and team recommendations.
  
• Prepare and submit required progress reports including EI 6-month progress reports and/or school-aged progress updates as applicable.
  
• Participate in IFSP IEP team or planning meetings when appropriate.
  

• Masters degree in Special Education.
  
• NYS Students with Disabilities Teaching Certification required.
  
• BirthGrade 2 certification needed for Early Intervention cases.
  
• Experience working with infants toddlers and/or school-aged students with developmental delays disabilities autism or related needs.
  
• Strong understanding of child development individualized instruction family-centered practice and evidence-based teaching strategies.
  
• Ability to work independently in home community and/or school settings.
  
• Strong communication documentation and collaboration skills.
  
• Commitment to providing compassionate supportive and individualized services to children and families.
  

• Flexible schedule
  
• Ongoing clinical support
  
• Opportunities for advancement
  
• Paid sick time
  
• Retirement Roth IRA Account