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Special Education Teacher

Barker Central School District

1628 Quaker Road

Barker , NY 14012

Certified - Teaching - Special Education Teacher {SPED}

Job Number 3300052012

Start Date

Open Date 05/22/2025

Closing Date 06/06/2025

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Title: Special Education Teacher

Qualifications: New York State Certification in Special Education and related subjects. Bachelor's degree in Special Education or related field. Proven experience as a Special Education teacher or relevant role.

Supervisor: Building Principal and/or Director of Instructional Services/AP

Qualities:

+ Thorough understanding and up to date knowledge of laws and regulations related to education

+ Knowledge of current special education topics and methodologies

+ Excellent interpersonal, oral and verbal communication skills

+ Ability to maintain confidentiality

+ Training in behavioral analysis and modification and experience working with children with all different levels of disabilities.

+ Proven problem-solving skills

+ A patient, resourceful, companionate, and resilient personality

+ Ready to make learning fun!

Responsibilities/Duties:

+ Assess student's skills, learning needs/requirements and goals to develop tailored effective instruction plans and modifies curriculum on basic subjects using evidence-based techniques such as multisensory learning, repetition or phonetics for students of diverse backgrounds and learning needs in inclusive settings.

+ Work with students who have behavioral issues, mental, emotional, learning disabilities, and/or visual impairment, autism at varying levels, or are gifted and talented.

+ Ability to utilize positive reinforcement and behavior modification and instruction techniques to develop positive changes in your students' academic and social development.

+ Adapt learning materials to students' needs, look for engaging activities and resources that can be easily modified to each child's educational requirements.

+ Coordinate and collaborate with teachers, school counselors, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech therapists, parents and other staff/resources to modify the curriculum to provide a more effective learning environment for special needs students to improve their potential and development.

+ Create holistic intervention plans and design Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs).

+ Monitor children's behavioral patterns and arrange appropriate interventions if needed, ability to maintain classroom order, reducing crises.

+ Ability to communicate and discuss important matters that might impede students' progress.

+ Prepare students for transition to the next grade

+ Keep detailed records of all special needs students that adhere to local, state and federal guidelines to remain compliant.

+ Administer tests to assist in diagnosing certain learning disabilities and to monitor the progress of each student, develops referrals to outside agencies as needed.

+ Special Education resource for other professionals.

+ Ability to engage students and teach in an online environment

+ Participates in counselor/support and staff meetings.

+ Participates as a member of school-based committees as requested.

+ Consults with parents:

+ Acts as a resource for information with regard to student's progress, potential problems, and/or transition to the next grade;

+ Regarding referrals to outside agencies; and/or

+ Is available for phone calls.

+ Works with administration to report child abuse and follows up as needed.

+ Continuous professional development.

+ Performs other duties as directed by the Superintendent or designee.

Job Attachment View Attachment

Salary: From 44132.00

Salary: To 104349.00

Salary Competitive Y

Appointment Status Probationary

Position Status Full time

Start Date 8/27/2025

Required Certification Type Special Education {9010}

Contact Person's Name Jacob Reimer

Contact Person's Title Superintendent of Schools

Contact Person's Phone 7167953832

Contact Person's Email [email protected]