Special Education Teacher

We are immediately hiring in Rochester, NY! Join us at Easterseals NY Kessler Center for an exciting career as a Special Education Teacher!

Salary Range: $54,000-58,000

Position Summary: Design and implement classroom educational programming including academics, daily living skills, community safety and engagement, social skills, and transitional planning to enable students to make progress towards an LRE or successful independent adult placements

Essential Job Functions:

• Design a classroom environment that is both motivating and stimulating for students.
• Create and deliver daily, weekly, monthly and other lessons and units aligned with state curriculum standards and meeting minimum requirements for minutes of instruction.
• Classroom work should minimally include all academic content areas aligned with the common core curriculum, daily living skills, behavioral support, social skills, community skills and integration, vocational skills, and emotional development.
• Provide lessons and units upon request for review.
• Provide lessons and units in an accessible format for substitute teachers.
• Complete periodic progress monitoring of IEP goals between marking periods to inform quarterly progress notes.
• Complete thorough and appropriate non-academic documentation including communication logs, behavioral tracking, Restrictive Intervention Applications, and Notable Event Reports.
• Monitor, support, and report to administration on the work, effort, affect, skills, and implementation of treatment and academic programming by the teacher aides and assistants in the classroom. Assist with staff evaluations as requested.
• Maintain and report on periodic progress documentation for each pupil and attend CSE, ITT, psychiatric rounding and other treatment meetings on each student at appropriate intervals during the school year.
• Complete all required CSE and other paperwork (behavior tracking, RIAs, Notables, Community Contact Forms, parent notification documentation, etc…) in a timely and effective manner.
• Implement behavioral support system, as approved by treatment team and consistent with Department of Education Regulations.
• Utilize SCIP-R physical interventions on an emergency basis for the protection of staff and students.
• Assure that accurate attendance records are maintained and are to be submitted appropriately prior to the completion of each month.
• Submit monthly and/or quarterly reports to appropriate parties.
• Maintain regular communication with each family and service provider for each student.
• Contact each family for each use of an emergency intervention in the timeline consistent with agency policy and part 200 regulations.
• Maintain weekly contact with all families to provide updates on academic and other progress and share important accomplishments of the student.
• Attend school-specific and Agency-related staff and/or parent meetings as required.
• Attend all professional development and staff meetings as required by supervisor. Maintain and support a community of learners amongst professional staff and engage in regular self-directed learning to enhance practice.
• Assure that all students are supervised at all times by a responsible individual who is a paid employee of the agency consistent with the school-wide or other established level of supervision for each student.
• Develop a working relationship and high level of collaboration with the residential and clinical team members as well as the family and any outside service providers.
• Participate in meetings and workshops that would serve as community orientation regarding Easter Seals New York.
• Transport students to and from group residence, activities, field trips, work sites, etc.  Use of agency vehicle unless given explicit permission by building leader or designee.
• Monitor and hold responsibility for the discretionary spending allowance for the classroom and provide receipts to the Director in a timely fashion.
• Safeguard the agency credit card, Wegmans account card, and other agency financial accounts when using such resources.
• Ensure students attend all medication passes and medical appointments and do not miss those requirements due to field trips or other conflicts.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university
• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience and/or master’s degree preferred
• Current and valid New York State (NYS) special education teaching certification
• Current and valid Grade 7-12 Special Education NYSED teaching certification preferred
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

EOE