High School Special Education Teacher

Job Type

Full-time

Description

ABOUT THE POSITION:

UD Team teachers are dynamic, data-driven educators dedicated to a student-paced, competency-based curriculum. Passionate about high student achievement, they embrace challenges with flexibility, leadership, and a deep understanding of the diverse needs of at-risk students. Committed to each student's success, they provide the necessary tools to overcome challenges and excel in their academic journey.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:

Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports-based high schools catering to over-aged, under-credited youth. We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping stone for higher education, and essential job skills.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Co-teach five 55-minute classes.

* Collaborate in an Inclusive Co-Teaching (ICT) environment.

* Maintain a classroom environment that is organized and promotes student thinking, learning and independence

* Demonstrate knowledge of Special Populations programs and execute the strategies as required.

* Plan and implement instruction that is student centered, involves independent and cooperative learning, scaffolded, and appeals to multiple styles of learning, including strategies for students with IEPs and MLLs

* Create and implement Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) that follows the gradual release model to explicitly address individual student's unique needs.

* Write effective IEPs as assigned by the Manager of Special Education and MLL Supports.

* Maintain systems and collect data for IEP reports.

* Observe and make individual plans for students with IEPs to inform caseload management.

* Communicate with stakeholders about IEP meetings

* Participate in IEP meetings as per caseload

* Collaborate with league teachers and CAS to complete exit summaries

* Collaborate with various teams, as a case manager, to implement individualized educational plans.

* Use a variety of data sources to track and discuss student progress, setting goals for continued growth.

* Regularly review student data through an electronic management system (spreadsheets, SESIS etc).

* Manage student behavior using restorative practices and school-wide PBIS.

* Implement students behavior plans

* Observe behaviors within the classroom and develop classroom routines/structures and modify expectations to meet the behavioral needs of individual students

* Communicate with families and stakeholders to support student success

* Attend a 3-week summer orientation and professional development series.

* Fulfill broader school roles, including mentoring and committee involvement.

Requirements

* Bachelor's degree required;
Master's Degree preferred

* New York State Certification

* Both novice and experienced teachers may apply

* Experience in a Transfer School preferred

* Google Applications proficiency preferred

* Preferably knowledgeable in the use of SESIS

* Ability to create multi-tiered classroom structures and behavior plans to address multiple disabilities (ED, LD, OHI, etc)

* Demonstrated ability to "multi-task" and deliver high quality work

* Commitment to the UD Team mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication

* Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues

* Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently

* Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving at-risk youth, and a sense of humor

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Compensation: $70,969 to $114,450 annually based on years of experience and education.

Benefits:
Urban Dove provides a robust benefits package designed to support employee well-being, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with employer match; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and employee wellness supports

OUR MISSION:

Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices…