We are hiring for two locations:

Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description. - Jamaica, NY (84-60 Parsons Blvd.) - Howard Beach, NY (156-45 84th Street)

Parsons Preschool is a special education preschool servicing students ages 3 - 5. The Special Education Teacher is responsible for providing developmentally appropriate instruction to the children enrolled in Parsons Preschool. The teacher is responsible for ensuring that all NYC, NYS and DOH regulations for the health and safety of the children are maintained.

We are a 12-month Program (School Calendar).

The role of the Special Education Teacher includes but is not limited to:

- Maintaining a safe and nurturing environment that encourages growth in cognition, communication, motor development, social/emotional skills and adaptive living skills. - Setting up appropriate room arrangement to encourage individual, small group and large group activities. - Ensuring that all learning areas and play materials are linguistically labeled to encourage literacy and to develop organized thinking by the children. - Writing comprehensive weekly lesson plans that align with the monthly Creative Curriculum Unit and with NYS Common Core Learning Standards. Submits these plans to the Educational Director when due. - Utilizing standardized educational testing tools (ie. DAYC-2) to evaluate children annually. Develops and writes comprehensive evaluation reports based on the testing results. -Writing developmentally appropriate summaries and goals on IEPs. The teacher is responsible for participating in Annual Review and/or Requested Review IEP meetings. - Implementing BIPs and maintains careful documentation of behavioral issues. - Writing comprehensive quarterly progress reports, detailing the progress and on-going needs of the children. - Maintaining an orderly room in which materials are neatly kept. Organizes and stores children’s ETRs in a locked cabinet to ensure confidentiality. - Organizing children’s work into assessment portfolios that are anecdotally labeled and dated to track children’s progress.

Requirements: NYS certification: Birth – Grade 2 Special Education (Certified/Study Plan) OR Enrolled in a Masters Program working toward certification

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.20 - $42.44 per hour

Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off

License/Certification: * Bachelors Degree or working towards it (Required)

Work Location: In person