Special Education Teacher (37033)
About The Position
Buffalo Hearing & Speech is hiring a full-time Special Education Teacher at its Rosewood location in Cheektowaga, working with preschool children in special education classrooms. The teacher designs and implements group lessons focused on speech, language, and readiness skills for preschoolers with severe speech-language impairments, and works with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement goals for each child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The classrooms use the Floortime/DIR philosophy, with training provided, and also incorporate the Pyramid model and Trauma-Informed Care. Teacher candidates who are obtaining New York State Students with Disabilities, Birth–2 or All Ages certification are welcome; tuition assistance may be available to support certification. Starting salary is $55,001.95 for certified teachers and $45,240.00 for non-certified teachers, plus a full benefits package.
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.
- Adequate vision, speech, tactile, and hearing senses to perform job requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Teacher candidates who are in the process of obtaining Students with Disabilities, Birth–2 or All Ages certification are welcome.
- Tuition assistance may be available to support the certification process.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate each child’s skill development using formal and informal measures upon program entry, provide quarterly updates, and prepare reports describing strengths and areas of need.
- Determine prognosis and an appropriate treatment plan.
- Implement the site-specific curriculum and plan the classroom environment to encourage learning, independence, and generalization of skills.
- Help design and implement IEP goals and objectives that support the development of age-appropriate skills.
- Implement therapeutic programming to facilitate 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 schedule allows.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on program design and implementation and on carrying individual therapy goals into the classroom, including speech, OT, and PT goals.
- Model appropriate speech and language.
- Make referrals as needed to support positive therapeutic results.
- Maintain contact with parents or guardians regarding each child’s classroom progress.
- Help ensure children’s supervision and safety with other team members.
- Attend CPSE and CSE meetings when necessary.
- Submit timely, high-quality written reports 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.
Benefits
- Full benefits package.
- Tuition assistance may be available to support certification.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
