Early Childhood - Special Needs Teacher

Easterseals New York, a Fedcap program, in Bronx, NY is calling all teaching professionals to apply to join our human services team as a full-time Early Childhood - Special Needs Teacher!

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR HUMAN SERVICES TEAM

We are a successful company that ensures each of our employees is taken care of. We pay our Early Childhood - Special Needs Teachers a competitive salary of $40,000-70,000/yr. Our teaching team also enjoys generous benefits. Plus, we make it easy to apply with our initial quick mobile-optimized application. If we have your attention, please continue reading!

ABOUT EASTERSEALS NEW YORK

Easterseals New York operates programs that enable those with Special Needs to achieve equality, dignity, and independence in their own communities. It provides exceptional services to ensure all people with disabilities or Special Needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play in their communities. We change the way the world defines and views disabilities by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day.

Our mission is to spread help, hope, and answers. To achieve this, we strive to attract and retain talented and committed staff who believe in our cause. This is why we provide competitive compensation, great benefits, and plenty of opportunities for personal and professional growth.

ARE YOU A GOOD FIT?

Ask yourself: Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills? Are you highly organized and attentive to detail? Can you effectively prioritize tasks while demonstrating good time management? Are you able to show compassion and empathy toward others? Can you remain calm in stressful situations? If so, please consider applying for this Early Childhood - Special Needs Teacher position today!

YOUR LIFE AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD - SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER

This full-time school position in human services works the day shift during business hours.

As an Early Childhood - Special Needs Teacher in human services, you play a crucial role in designing a classroom environment that is both motivating and stimulating for our students with disabilities. You provide a written daily lesson plan in book form that you keep at the school. Throughout the school year, you maintain periodic progress scales for each student and attend case conferences. You implement a behavioral system, as approved by our protocols and treatment team, as well as ensure that accurate attendance records are maintained and submitted at the end of the school year.

In addition, you make sure that your students are supervised at all times by a responsible individual. You develop relationships with assigned professionals, including the treatment team and the coordinator of therapeutic classroom activities. As needed, you submit monthly reports to the appropriate parties and attend school-specific meetings. You also participate in meetings and workshops as well as help organize and manage extracurricular activities. Having a job that uses your passion for teaching to positively impact the lives of students with disabilities brings you great fulfillment, which is why you thrive in this position!

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Early childhood (birth to 2nd) certification
• Ability to meet the minimum requirements of the State Board of Education

If you can meet these requirements and perform this teaching job as described above, we would be happy to have you as part of our human services team!

Location: 10461