Special Education Teacher (28227)

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center - Fredonia, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Fredonia, NY

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

Buffalo Hearing & Speech is looking for a Special Education Teacher at our Fredonia location for a self-contained preschool classroom for children with autism and other developmental delays. We are open to considering teacher candidates who are willing to obtain Students with Disabilities, Birth - 2 or All Ages certification. Tuition assistance may be available. Buffalo Hearing & Speech utilizes the Floortime/DIR Philosophy in our classrooms and provides training on this unique approach. We also incorporate the Pyramid model and Trauma-Informed Care approach to best meet the needs of our students.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates each child in each area of skill development using formal and informal measures upon entrance into program and provides updates on a quarterly basis, including compiling comprehensive reports regarding children's strengths and areas of need.
• Determine prognosis and appropriate treatment plan.
• Responsible for implementing site specific curriculum and plans classroom environment to encourage learning, independence and generalization of skills.
• Involvement in the design and implementation of goals and objectives toward development of age-appropriate skills for each child as indicated on each child's IEP.
• Implement appropriate therapeutic program designed to facilitate improved cognitive, social emotional, behavioral, fine and gross motor skills.
• Meets with and shares information regarding educational strategies, techniques, and philosophies with classroom aides and/or personal / 1:1 aides.
• Responsible for facilitating weekly team meetings and classroom planning meetings (team leader) and acts as an active participant in CQI meetings, as schedule allows.
• Assists and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team for the program design and implementation, the carryover of individual therapy goals to the classroom (e.g., speech, OT, PT, etc.), using specific teaching and/or behavior management strategies.
• Responsible for modeling appropriate speech and language.
• Make appropriate referrals as needed in order to affect positive therapeutic results.
• Maintains contact with the parent or guardian regarding their child's progress within the classroom.
• Responsible, with other team members, for children's supervision and safety.
• Attends CPSE and CSE meetings, when necessary.
• Submits highest quality written reports in a timely manner in accordance with compliance standards including, but not limited to, evaluation reports, treatment plans, log notes, progress reports, and discharge summaries as required by site or assignment.
• Maintains patient records in accordance to compliance standards set by site or assignments.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in special education from an accredited university or college
• New York State Certification as a permanent Special Education Teacher or Teacher of Students with Disabilities (Birth-2 or All Ages) OR willing to obtain.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Floortime/DIR Philosophy
• Familiarity with the Pyramid model and Trauma-Informed Care approach

Benefits

• Tuition assistance may be available