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