POST Rochester: Special Education Teacher (Itinerant)

Liberty POST is currently seeking a motivated and energetic Early Childhood Special Education Teacher for Itinerant employment to work with children who are birth-5 years old through Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education programs.

Immediate positions are available throughout Rochester.

 

 

Liberty POST has offered its clients a range of high-quality and individualized services since 1994.  Backed by Liberty Resources Inc.

and part of a large social services circle, originally POST was a speech-language practice in Syracuse NY, and has grown to provide a range of services throughout all of New York State and New Jersey.

We employ over 500 professionals in a variety of settings and offer a collaborative team approach to provide evaluation, direct therapy, 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.

 

Job Duties and 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, email and conferences. 
•    Maintains progress records including anecdotal notes, data collection, and checklists on the development of all children.

Reports concerns to the School Administrator and Supervisor.
•    Maintains confidentiality of client information.
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