Special Education Teacher

Job Description

We are hiring in Valhalla NY! Join us at Easterseals Valhalla for an exciting career as a Special Education Teacher.

$45,000‑$60,000

The Special Education Teacher works in our integrated preschool classroom and collaborates with the classroom staff to create a safe, warm and caring educational environment for our students. The teacher will follow OCFS regulations, the Creative Curriculum for Preschool, school wide PBIS initiative, and collaborate with therapeutic staff, parents, education consultant, and administration.

• Design a classroom environment that is both motivating and stimulating for students.
• Provide a daily, written lesson plan.
• Maintain periodic progress scales for each student and attend case conferences at appropriate intervals during the summer session.
• Implement behavioral system as approved by the treatment team and IEP.
• Ensure accurate attendance records are maintained and submitted appropriately before the completion of the summer session.
• Submit progress reports to appropriate parties as requested.
• Attend school‑specific and agency‑related staff and/or parent meetings/training as required.
• Ensure all students are supervised at all times by a responsible adult who is a paid employee of the agency.
• Develop a working relationship with the assigned professionals and the coordinator of therapeutic classroom activities.
• Collaborate with the treatment team regarding child treatment and diagnostic information.
• Participate in meetings and workshops that serve as community orientation regarding Easterseals.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Meet minimum requirements of the appropriate State Board of Education.
• NYS Birth‑Grade 2 certification / Students with Disabilities.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

$45,000‑$60,000 (10 months with the option to work summer for an additional 3 pay periods)

Easterseals is a standard-bearer for creating equity and access for people with disabilities and other barriers to long‑term self‑sufficiency. For 100 years, Easterseals has been an indispensable resource for people and families living with disabilities. Throughout all of life’s moments—from the extraordinary to the ordinary and everything in between—Easterseals is here to help people and families realize and reach for their full potential.

Easterseals New York joined The Fedcap Group in 2015.

Mission:
Easterseals New York’s mission is to spread help, hope and answers. Easterseals New York operates programs that enable those with special needs to achieve equality, dignity, and independence in their own communities. It provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities.

We change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people’s lives every day. Easterseals has been an American institution since 1919.

We are an EEO employer committed to diversity, M/F/D/V. The Fedcap Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and 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.

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