Special Education Teacher

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center•Town of Cheektowaga, NY

8d•$55,002 - $70,127•Onsite

About The Position

Buffalo Hearing & Speech is seeking a full-time Special Education Teacher for its Rosewood location in Cheektowaga, New York. The teacher works with preschool children in special education classrooms and designs and implements group lessons focused on speech, language, and readiness skills for preschoolers with severe speech-language impairments. The teacher is part of a multidisciplinary team that develops and implements goals for each child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Classrooms use the Floortime/DIR philosophy, with training provided, and also incorporate the Pyramid model and Trauma-Informed Care. The teacher evaluates children’s skill development, develops treatment plans, plans a classroom environment that supports learning and independence, and carries out therapeutic programming. The role includes collaboration with classroom aides, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues, as well as maintaining compliant records and submitting reports. Candidates who are working toward the relevant New York State certification are welcome; tuition assistance may be available to support certification.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in special education from an accredited university or college.
New York State certification as a permanent Special Education Teacher or Teacher of Students with Disabilities (Birth–2 or All Ages), or willingness to obtain the certification.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to learn on the job and adapt quickly as situations require.

Nice To Haves

Candidates currently in the process of obtaining Students with Disabilities, Birth–2 or All Ages certification are welcomed.
Tuition assistance may be available to support certification.

Responsibilities

Evaluate each child’s skill development using formal and informal measures upon program entry and provide quarterly updates, including comprehensive reports on strengths and areas of need.
Determine prognosis and appropriate treatment plans.
Implement site-specific curriculum and plan the classroom environment to encourage learning, independence, and generalization of skills.
Participate in designing and implementing goals and objectives for age-appropriate skills as specified in each child’s IEP.
Implement therapeutic programming to support cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, fine motor, and gross motor skills.
Share educational strategies, techniques, and philosophies with classroom aides and personal or 1:1 aides.
Facilitate weekly team and classroom planning meetings as team leader, and participate in CQI meetings as scheduling allows.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on program design and implementation and carry individual therapy goals into the classroom, using appropriate teaching and behavior-management strategies.
Model appropriate speech and language.
Make appropriate referrals to support positive therapeutic results.
Maintain contact with parents or guardians about each child’s classroom progress.
Work with other team members to supervise children and ensure their safety.
Attend CPSE and CSE meetings when necessary.
Submit high-quality written reports in a timely manner in accordance with compliance standards, including evaluation reports, treatment plans, log notes, progress reports, and discharge summaries as required.
Maintain patient records according to applicable site or assignment compliance standards.