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About the Role

This position is for the 6-week Extended School Year (ESY) Summer Session, responsible for teaching students with special and general education needs. The role requires full compliance with the Agency's Mission, Vision, Values, Guiding Principles, and Strategic Plan.

Responsibilities

• Manages student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
• Maintains a productive learning environment within the classroom.
• Maintains current knowledge in the special education field.
• Develops appropriate curriculum for subject area(s).
• Prepares IEPs, report cards, transcripts, progress notes, team reports, and other written records.
• Uses relevant technology to support instruction.
• Demonstrates, promotes, and practices cultural sensitivity towards students and staff.
• Instructs students.
• Prepares lesson plans and instructional material with attention to NYS curriculum and individual student needs.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with each student to enhance and promote growth and development.
• Evaluates and records the academic progress and behavioral status of each student.
• Evaluates and recommends instructional materials.
• Maintains awareness of current treatment plans of students and their impact on objectives, reporting observations to the treatment team.
• Attends planning and review conferences regarding students.
• Assists in the orientation of new education staff.
• Maintains confidentiality and security for all client and staff-related materials and/or records.
• Exercises full compliance with the Agency’s Code of Conduct, policies, procedures, and Federal and State laws and regulations.
• Exercises full compliance with the Justice Center’s Code of Conduct for People with Special Needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Current NYS Special Education Teacher certification required.
• Relevant teaching experience.
• Ability to handle people and situations with compassion, diplomacy, and tact.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Ability to problem-solve unexpected/unpredictable circumstances.
• Ability to act appropriately in the event of an emergency.
• Ability to calmly and patiently manage threatening and assaultive situations.
• Willingness to deal with intimate, personal issues.
• Ability to perform a variety of tasks, climb stairs, move throughout the school, and quickly respond to emergencies.
• Must be able to restrain clients utilizing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.
• Ability to drop repeatedly to knees, twist and turn, exert oneself physically at an intense level, and support another adult’s weight during Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training.
• Good vision is imperative.
• Must be able to talk and hear well.
• Aware and able to use current technology within the classroom.
• Must have flexibility, patience, and resiliency to deal with sudden crisis and deviation from work plans and schedules.

Skills

• Self-motivated
• Strong verbal skills
• Strong writing skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving
• Flexible
• Adaptable
• Cultural sensitivity

Location

• Education setting

Work Type

• Summer Session
• 6-week Extended School Year (ESY)

Experience Level

• Commensurate with education, level of certification, and experience

Education Level

• Bachelor degree or higher
• Current NYS Special Education Teacher certification

Salary/Compensations

• Bi-weekly range: $2,500-$2,683

About the Company

• Carries out all job responsibilities with fidelity and accountability to the Agency’s Mission, Vision, Values, Guiding Principles and Strategic Plan.