Special Education Teacher
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Special Education Teacher

CHC LEARNING CENTER, A Program of The Center For Handicapped Children

Location: Amherst,NY, USA

Date: 2024-04-24T02:24:08Z

Job Description:

Essential Duties

  • Serves as the primary team leader in all aspects of educational programming through collaboration and consultation with other disciplines
  • Oversees the provision of a therapeutic and educational environment through individual and small group instruction, designing individual modifications as needed and coordinating the learning needs of each student
  • Assists in direct student care as needed including lifting, feeding, toileting and busing
  • Produces lesson plans, documents classroom activities and educational progress of students through data collection, recording daily activities, behavior, affect, and mood of students while in class
  • Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisor, referral sources and the general public
  • Participates in staff growth and professional development activities
  • Completes other related tasks as assigned

    • Job Specifications:

    Current NYS Special Education Teacher Certification

    Work experience of at least 2 consecutive years of teaching children with disabilities preferred

    Necessary knowledge and skills to care for the physical and developmental needs of the students

    Understanding of child development

    Compassionate understanding of and genuine concern for children with multiple disabilities and their families

    Ability to communicate with students, staff members, and parents in a cordial and professional manner

    Ability to work in an educational setting in a confidential and professional manner

    Daily lifting, movement and transferring of students is required

    Team/mechanical lifting of students and or equipment and materials

    Movement of students by wheelchairs and other mechanical devices is required

    Other physical activities may be required

    Occasional travel with students on field trips may be necessary

    Physical contact with and/or possible exposure to bodily fluids may occur

    This is a 12 month position.

    Learn more: www.chclearningcenter.org

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