The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2026-2027 school year.
Special Education Teacher - Special Class - Elementary
Qualifications:
• Holds a NY State teaching certificate in special education K-2 or Childhood 1-6 • Registered Behavior Technician or Board Certified Behavior Analysis certification preferred but not required • Has a minimum of three years of experience working in a school setting providing data-driven instruction, including but not limited to: • Discrete Trial Teaching for children with moderate to severe deficits, including intellectual disability, language disabilities, and/or autism
Responsibilities:
Ensuring that a variety of explicit instruction methods with all students, e.g. discrete-trial teaching, are utilized. Ensuring that student motivational and reinforcement systems are managed. Attending CSE meetings and other relevant meetings with parents. Collecting, summarizing, and evaluating data on skill acquisition programs and behavior intervention plans, including written reports and visual graphic displays of data. Assisting with the development, implementation, and review of Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) for all assigned students. Managing and organizing educational and teaching materials within the classroom environment. Managing and working with teaching assistants and aides to meet the academic and daily living skills of students.
Experience:
Demonstrates extensive knowledge of explicit special education instruction across all academic domains, including: • Language adaptive skills • Self-management skills • Behavior Demonstrates the ability to work with students who utilize an AAC device to promote universal design principles using an experiential approach to learning. Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with students to facilitate increased independence by promoting the generalization of skills with decreased adult prompting. Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively and actively communicate with administrators, teachers, support staff, and parents. Demonstrates the ability to plan, schedule, and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously, including the tasks to be implemented by teaching assistants assigned to the class. Demonstrates the ability to design and develop IEPs, safety plans, and update behavior intervention plans in consultation with school clinicians. Knowledge of non-violent crisis intervention techniques. Knowledge of the prompting hierarchy.
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