2026-2027: SETSS Teacher

WHIN Music Community Charter School•New York, NY

About The Position

WHIN Music Community Charter School is seeking a high-performing Special Education Teacher Support Service (SETSS) Teacher to join their unique school community. WHIN is the first school of its kind, built on the principles of El Sistema, focusing on rigorous academic instruction, intensive music education, and a positive learning environment to help every student thrive academically and socio-emotionally. The school emphasizes collaboration with families, restorative justice, inquiry-based learning, and authentic learning experiences. They are looking for staff who are eager to grow in a collaborative environment and teach in a diverse school and neighborhood. The SETSS role involves providing specially designed and/or supplemental instruction to support students with disabilities in the general education classroom, consulting with general education teachers, and offering flexible services through push-in or pull-out models. The teacher will create a joyful, engaging, and inclusive culture, target instruction to meet specific learner needs, and actively engage students in project-based, Common Core-aligned learning experiences. The role also includes driving academic outcomes through data analysis and differentiation, contributing to Child Study Team assessments, implementing a music-infused curriculum, inspiring students and staff, and developing strong relationships with parents and families. The teacher will also develop, modify, and implement curriculum and assessments for students with disabilities as per IEP and/or 504 plans.

Requirements

NYS or equivalent Special Education Teaching Certification is required
Urban elementary teaching experience.
Demonstrated success raising achievement levels of all students.
An unwavering belief that all students can achieve at a high level.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
A big heart and compassion for students who are in need of social, emotional, and academic support.
The ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic, and exciting school.
A sense of humor and kindness towards your colleagues

Nice To Haves

Advanced proficiency in one or more of the following areas is strongly preferred: Bilingual (Spanish)
Music performance
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and/or Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Program training preferred.
Early Childhood teaching experience and/or certifications.
Project Based Learning and Inquiry Based Learning.
Responsive Classroom, Love & Logic Student Management, and Restorative Justice models.

Responsibilities

Provide specially designed and/or supplemental instruction to support the participation of the student with a disability in the general education classroom.
Consult with the student's general education teacher and design services to be flexible, helping students to remain in the general education classroom and utilize the combined expertise of both the general and special education teacher.
Use a combination of either push-in or pull-out service model as well as provide both direct and indirect services for a student.
Instruct students in all core content areas and create and maintain a joyful, engaging, and inclusive culture where all students love to learn in small group or inside the classroom.
Target instruction and differentiate instruction to meet specific learners needs to improve sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, cognition, and memory using smaller groups of students.
Actively engage students in rigorous, project based, common core aligned learning experiences.
Drive academic outcomes for all students by analyzing data, differentiating instruction, and supporting each learner’s unique needs.
Contribute to the Child Study Team’s assessments of student needs.
Implement a music-infused academic curriculum with support from the Director of Music and Directors of Curriculum and Instruction.
Inspire students and fellow staff to perform at their highest potential.
Develop and maintain strong and professional relationships with WHIN parents and families.
Develop, modify, and implement curriculum and assessments for students with disabilities as determined in a student's IEP and/or 504 plan.