Special Education Teacher ($5,000 Sign-On Bonus

Saint Dominic's Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans).

Full Time/Part Time Regular Full Time Total Hours Per Week 35 From Salary $57,876 To Salary $72,274

The Special Education Teacher provides specialized instruction and support to students with disabilities. The teacher designs and implements individualized educational programs (IEPs), promotes language, social-emotional, and self-help skill development, and ensures a safe, nurturing, and inclusive classroom environment. This position also includes supervision of classroom support staff and collaboration with families and related service providers to promote each child’s developmental progress.

• Develop and implement individualized and group instructional activities aligned with each child’s IEP goals
• Utilize evidence-based instructional strategies to promote academic readiness, communication, social skills, and independence
• Adapt curriculum, materials, and the physical environment to meet students’ developmental and sensory needs
• Collect data on student progress and prepare progress reports, IEP documentation, and classroom records as required
• Maintain a positive, structured, and supportive classroom climate consistent with therapeutic and behavioral best practices
• Ensure classroom areas are safe, clean, and developmentally appropriate for all activities, including toileting and self-care routines
• Implement consistent routines to promote predictability, self-regulation, and engagement
• Supervise and provide daily direction, feedback, and training to teacher assistants, paraprofessionals, and support staff
• Support students with toileting, diapering, and other self-care needs in a manner that preserves dignity and privacy
• Implement age-appropriate toilet training routines, reinforcing independence and self-help skills.
• Work collaboratively with related service providers (Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Counselors, etc.) to integrate therapeutic strategies into classroom activities
• Participate in in-service training, faculty meetings, team meetings, parent-teacher meetings, and school events
• Communicate regularly with families regarding student progress, routines, and strategies for consistency between home and school
• Direct arrival and dismissal of children to and from the bus
• Other related duties as assigned by the Principal

• BA/BS required, MA/MS preferred
• New York State Certification-Student with Disabilities Birth-Grade 2 (Initial or Professional) or
• New York State Certification-Student with Disabilities (All Grades-Initial or Professional) or
• New York State Certification-Special Education Teacher-Permanent
• Experience with children with autism, severely language impaired and behavior management issues

• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism consistent with school policies and ethical standards of practice
• Maintain the order and cleanliness of the classroom environment
• May be required to lift/move up to 40 pounds or more
• While performing the duties for this job, the employee is required to communicate clearly and effectively. The employee is required to stand, use mobility and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel or crouch