• Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT)

    ACLD (Bethpage, NY)


    ACLD is currently looking for a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT)

     

    The Children’s Services of ACLD provides a continuum of services to children from ages three to five in a pre-school. We currently have an opportunity for a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) to join our Bay Shore facility. A SEIT would provide individualized education services to preschool children ages three to five, various settings across Suffolk and Nassau counties, in including preschools, home, or community locations

    Primary Purpose:

    The primary goal of Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) is to provide the necessary special education supports to help the child benefit from participation in a community early childhood program. The SEIT will focus on teaching the child to function within the educational setting independently without SEIT support.

    Requirements

    • New York State Certification: Students with Disabilities (Birth to grade 2) or SWD All Grades or Special Education Permanent

    • Minimum 1-year experience working with preschool aged children with special needs preferred.

    • Must be physically able to handle all aspects of the supervision of the day-to-day activities of preschoolers which may include, but not limited to, running, bending, squatting, sitting on the floor, and kneeling

    Additional Knowledge, Skills and Ability

    • The ability to work independently.

    • Strong written and oral communication skills

    • Must plan and prioritize work effectively

    • Professional, dependable and responsible

    • Must adhere to strict deadlines for reporting required

    • Maintain Professional Boundaries

    • Flexible, Professional, dependable and responsible

    • Work 1:1 with children, ages 3-5 years, in community and homebased settings

    • Maintain positive relationships with parents, teachers, related service providers and supervisors

    • Evaluate and assessing the student’s needs

    • Utilize positive behavior support strategies

    • Adapt teaching methods and providing resources to meet the needs of the student

    • Follow all mandates on an IEP

    • Plan activities/lessons to target the IEP goals/objectives

    • Ongoing assessment and documentation of children’s performance, remediation needs, and progress.

    • Maintain accurate attendance records for all assigned children

    • Work in diverse settings such as student homes, family daycare homes, daycare centers, and/or other community settings.

    • Complete and submit sessions notes after each session

    • Complete quarterly progress reports in a timely manner in concert with municipality and SED requirements

    • Complete annual review report(s) in a timely manner in concert with municipality and SED requirements

    • Attend CPSE meeting(s) for student(s) as required

    • Other duties as assigned.

     

    Position is a per diem hourly job.

     

    Apply online at www.acld.org.

     

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    Requisition number 4477