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About the Role
Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. We offer unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment, utilizing advanced evidence-based clinical and academic approaches.
Responsibilities
- Conducts assessments, interprets data, and uses results to inform instruction, curriculum development, and task-analysis.
- Designs, delivers, and adapts academic, life-skills, and vocational instruction to meet individualized student needs.
- Participates and/or leads in IEP or intervention processes.
- Implements evidence-based instructional practices aligned with organizational mission, goals, and learning outcomes.
- Collects, analyzes, and maintains data, records, and documentation across academic, social, and emotional domains.
- Communicates effectively in both written and verbal formats.
- Builds strong, collaborative relationships with students, peers, and cross-department teams.
- Provides guidance and oversight to classroom staff to ensure high-quality, individualized instruction.
- Supports students with self-care needs and behavior management, including the use of de-escalation techniques.
- Stays current with laws, regulations, and best practices in special education and maintains ongoing professional growth.
- Uses technology effectively for organization, data collection, reporting, and instructional support.
- Demonstrates cultural competence, sensitivity, and responsiveness to diverse students, families, and staff.
- Manages multiple priorities with critical thinking and composure during crises while handling highly challenging and aggressive behaviors with professionalism.
- Completes and maintains required trainings, including TCIS.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Special Education or related field.
- NYS Special Education Teaching Certificate required.
- Experience using instructional technology and digital tools to support teaching and learning.
- Knowledge of federal law (IDEA), state regulations, national standards, and best practices in special education.
- Familiarity with educational and vocational assessments, data collection, and data-driven decision-making.
- Content-area expertise and ability to design instruction aligned with student needs.
- Experience working with middle and high school students with Autism and related disorders.
- Ability to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
- Ability to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
- Ability to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
- Must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
- Ability to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.
- Special accommodations can be requested but will only be approved if the accommodation does not impact the ability to perform your position and it does not put yourself, a student, or any other staff member at risk of harm or injury.
Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Adaptability
- Grit
- Composure
- Critical thinking under pressure
- Managing multiple priorities
- Handling highly challenging and aggressive behaviors
- Professionalism
- Stability
- Cultural competence
- Sensitivity
- Responsiveness
- Instructional technology
- Digital tools
- Educational and vocational assessments
- Data collection
- Data-driven decision-making
- CPR
- First Aid
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS)
- Mandated Reporter Training
Location
- On Site
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Experience working with middle and high school students with Autism and related disorders
Education Level
- Master’s degree in Special Education or related field
- NYS Special Education Teaching Certificate
Salary/Compensations
- $77,000-$90,000 yearly
Benefits
- Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Supplemental insurance
- Pet insurance
- Flexible spending account (FSA)
- Generous Paid time off (PTO)
- 401k w/company match
- Tuition/Professional development assistance
About the Company
- Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions.
- Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment.
- Our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.
- SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community.
- We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming.
- The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.
- SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students.
- We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team.
- We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other.
- We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles: We Care, We are Innovative, We are Collaborative, We are Resourceful.
Equal Opportunity
- Shrub Oak is an equal employment opportunity employer.
- Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Reasonable accommodation can be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job.
- Requests may be approved if the position/department/school/students will not be adversely affected.
- Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.