Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT)

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