Special Education Preschool Teacher

Job Details

Level:
Experienced

Job Location:
Main Campus - Syracuse, NY

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: $56100.00 - $59600.00 Salary/year

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift:
Day

Positions available for the upcoming  school year

Position Statement: The Special Education Teacher is a member of a multidisciplinary team that provides special education services to preschoolers with disabilities. The Special Education Teacher is responsible for the educational direction of the classroom, and directly supervises paraprofessional classroom staff. This person plans and implements curriculum activities and provides special education services according to individualized education programs (IEPs) in accordance with New York State regulations.

The Special Education Teacher must work effectively with multi-disciplinary staff, other building/agency departments, and families to most effectively deliver educational services to the children.

Responsibilities:

• Develop professional, positive, and productive relationships with children, families, agency staff, visitors, outside agencies, and the general public.
• Express a supportive and caring demeanor to relate sensitively to children, families, classroom staff, and multidisciplinary providers.
• Create a welcoming, clean and orderly classroom environment that is culturally responsive and fosters high expectations for children.
• Actively engage with children through conversation and play at all times of the day, in a way that is developmentally appropriate and on their level (e.g., on the floor).
• Implement positive classroom management strategies for effective functioning of the classroom and to promote positive student-teacher interactions.
• Develop and implement weekly written lesson plans reflecting activities for all developmental domains and children’s IEP goals.
• Monitor children’s development and learning with ongoing assessment strategies and data tracking, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, and adjust teaching practices as needed based on the assessments and data monitoring.
• Use available resources to differentiate teaching and modify the environment to address the individual needs of children.
• Provide regular feedback, information, and support for parents, including at minimum yearly conferences to discuss developmental and pre-academic progress.
• Review IEPs for all children on the caseload, and provide written updates for regular progress reporting and for annual reviews.
• Attend assigned meetings and facilitate classroom team meetings on a regular schedule.
• Attend school district CPSE and CSE meetings.
• Supervise paraprofessionals in the classroom to ensure appropriate interactions with children, and coordinate the assignment of paraprofessionals to meet the programmatic and individual needs of the classroom. Provide supervisory feedback as needed and as directed by the Early Education Program Administrator.
• Participate in building committees to facilitate programmatic changes as needed.
• Attend training/conferences for continuing professional development.
• Other Duties as Assigned:
  Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Department & Program Specific Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate early education programming in conjunction with the teaching team to ensure compliance with the program curriculum, State Education, Elmcrest, and Syracuse City UPK.
• Follow all State Education regulations and OCFS Day Care regulations, as well as agency and program policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Elmcrest’s Core Values & Competencies:
  • Honesty
    :
    Act with integrity and behave in a manner consistent with our policies, Code of Conduct and any regulatory and ethical guidelines. Utilize practices and techniques professionals train to interact with children, families and co-workers appropriately.
  • Willingness to Learn: Open to new experiences and learning new skills…