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CURRICULUM COORDINATOR

Full Time - Bay Shore, NY

When a group of families came together in 1957 to find services for their children with developmental disabilities, ACLD was born. Today, we are a leading not-for-profit agency employing 1200+ staff and providing over 70 program sites in Nassau and Suffolk. ACLD assists children and adults. We are currently seeking a few exceptional people who have a passion to make a meaningful impact by facilitating the lives of the amazing people we support.

The Children’s Services of ACLD provides a continuum of services to children from ages three to twenty-one in their pre-school and after-school programs. We currently have an opportunity for a Curriculum Coordinator to join our Bay Shore Facility. In this role, you will s upport classroom education staff to refine their practices, improve instructional quality and achieve mastery as early childhood professionals.

Requirements

+ Masters Degree in Special Education.

+ NYS Teacher Certification in Special Education.

+ Educational Leadership – School Building Leader (SBL) Certificate or enrolled in an Educational Leadership – School Building Leader (SBL) Certificate program which must be completed within two years of hire.

+ Five years experience in a pre-school special education setting.

+ Two years experience mentoring, supervising and training staff.

+ Extensive knowledge of various disabilities and treatment approaches and early childhood development.

+ Ability to provide ongoing coaching and strategies for implementation of various technologies that support classroom instruction.

+ Ability to create and organize teaching supports for classrooms.

+ Oversight and placement of Student Teachers within the program.

+ Bilingual preferred.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Ability

+ Excellent communication skills with the ability to express verbal and written ideas in a clear and concise manner.

+ Computer competencies in the areas of MS Outlook, word processing, spreadsheets, and Power Point.

+ Excellent planning and management skills.

Essential Functions

+ Provide mentoring and training for new and current Special Educators .

+ Provide supervision, mentoring and training to all Teacher Assistants and Teacher Aides in conjunction with Preschool Teachers, Assistant Principals and Principal.

+ Manage program implementation of selected curriculum, assessment tool and any supplemental materials .

+ Align program practices and standards to support quality implementation.

+ Provide support to classroom education staff in creating lesson plans that are reflective of the curriculum and are developmentally appropriate.

+ Review lesson plans and provide teachers with timely feedback and recommendations.

+ Assist in the de velopment and implementation of classroom routines, zone defense strategies and the provision of structured teaching supports.

+ Participate in professional development opportunities including workshops and conferences to bring new and emerging best practices into the program.

+ Plan and coordinate building wide curriculum extension activities.

+ Other duties, as assigned

Non-Essential Functions

+ Oversee school wide curriculum activities.

+ Coordinate monthly family activities with the teachers.

+ Liaison to the Parent Staff Association including events and fundraising.

Schedule Monday through Friday 8am-3:30pm , 35 hours per week

Applicants include a resume and use the apply now button or apply online at www.acld.org.

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