Early Childhood Classroom Teacher

Liberty POST has a NEW opening for an Early Childhood Classroom Teacher in Syracuse NY

Do you have experience working in a classroom with toddlers and are you looking for a collaborative and supportive work environment?
 
Liberty POST is currently seeking a Special Education Teacher or an Early Intervention Teacher for a toddler classroom with children aged 18 months to 3 years of age.

This program currently runs 3 days per week in an AM and PM enrollment.

(12 students per class)

  
Apply today and find out more!

At Liberty POST, our mission is to provide superior early childhood care in the areas of evaluation, treatment, and family education through child-directed play.

We are focused on the importance of a child’s natural learning environment, a family’s unique strengths and needs and the diverse population we serve.

We employ highly skilled educators and clinicians who contribute positive energy and are committed to life-long learning.

Mentoring, collaboration, innovative technology, and professional development are catalysts to our success.

Position Summary:

The Classroom Teacher is responsible for providing quality services to diverse clients and their families, through appropriate clinical competencies and practices, effective communication and transdisciplinary teaming.

Job Responsibilities:


* Plans, implements special education strategies/instruction and maintains daily lesson plans and activities which reflect the goals of the common core, student IEPs and NYS learning standards.


* Reviews and signs attestation of each child’s IEP; ensures implementation of services regarding location, duration and frequency as listed on IEP.


* Develops and implements designated curriculum that fosters both special needs and typical children’s acquisition mastery of age-appropriate level skills as per NYS and UPK regulations, by using children’s strengths, preferences and interests.


* Assesses children, both formally and informally, leading up to Quarterly and Annual Review Reports for each child in the classroom.


* Provides a developmentally appropriate, child focused, and safe active learning environment.

Imbeds instruction across routines and activities.


* Responsible for children’s health and safety at all times, and is aware of and implements behavioral, health and safety, and emergency procedures as they relate to the classroom.


* Develops and implements classroom management strategies and individual behavioral supports for specific children as per agency philosophies.


* Uses functional assessments as well as positive, preventative and interactive strategies.


* Supervises and provides direction for the Assistant Teacher and Classroom Aides by modeling positive relationships and strategies.

Provides orientation and ongoing training on specific classroom needs.


* Provides periodic, timely and formalized communication to parents in the form of written reports, phone calls, ema...