12:1:1 ES Special Education Teacher

12:1:1 ES Special Education Teacher

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

As per contract

Job Description

Position

Special Education

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Starting Date

2026-2027 School Year

Qualifications

New York State provisional or permanent certificate in the field of Special Education.

Possesses and displays the experience, ability, personality, energy, and maturity to meet the everyday demands of students, curriculum, department, school, and system.

Reports to

Building Principal

Responsibilities

To provide students with disabilities, a program that will enable them to reach their fullest physical, social-emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential.

An individual who is optimistic, who sees events positively and anticipates the best possible outcome.

Able to encourage and sustain others' efforts as they work toward goals.

Supervises students assigned to them.

Assesses students, both informally and formally, in order to provide an individualized classroom program.

Designs plans and appropriate activities to reach individual pupil IEPs.

Provides an individualized education program for students with disabilities consistent with State Education mandates and program's goals and requirements.

Establishes a classroom environment that provides for the student's social/emotional and behavioral needs as well as academic needs including specific systems of motivation to students.

Assists and counsels' students in making realistic assessments of their abilities in establishing educational and/or occupational goals.

Keep attendance records and other reports/records pertinent to the program.

Provides, when warranted, continuous consultation and/or management outside of the classroom with appropriate personnel.

Helps students with regular class assignments.

Assists in screening, evaluating, and recommending placement of students in the school's program.

Works cooperatively with regular classroom teachers and staff who have students with handicapping conditions, interpreting their abilities, disabilities, and meeting the individual needs of the students.

Assists other professional staff members in identifying, recommending, and resolving psychological or disciplinary actions unique to the student.

Confers frequently with parents, professional staff members, building level administrators, and supervisors regarding the students educational, social/emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential.

Participates, when appropriate, in continuous professional growth and development related to the field of teaching and/or specific area(s) of expertise

Other

Performs related duties as required or assigned

Evaluation

Performance will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal, the Building Assistant Principal, the Curriculum Coordinator, and other administrators as designated by the Superintendent, in accordance with the terms established by the Agreement between the Superintendent and the Lyons Teachers' Association and Board of Education policy.

Terms of Employment

In accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Board of Education

Application Procedure

Please complete the online application.

Please refer to above Required Application Type to complete before applying.

Job Category

Teacher

Job Location

Elementary School