Employment Type : Full-Time
Position(s): Special Education Teacher (ICT/Self-Contained) Reports To: Principal Compensation: Very competitive and commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package and extensive professional development opportunities are also available. Status: Full Time Works Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:45AM - 4:00PM FLSA Status: Exempt Join our Team!! We are seeking a Special Education Teacher to work in an ICT setting. As an inclusion teacher, you must collaborate with the general education teacher in the class to plan and present lesson plans, create assessments and make sure the needs of all students in the classroom are being met. You will oversee the education and training of students with physical, emotional, mental, and learning disabilities. The inclusion teacher focus is on scaffolding activities and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all students, not just the special education students. The Teacher will also evaluate and assess student progress against instructional objectives while following New York State mandated due-process procedures and functions as IEP Manager to assigned students. The Special Education Teacher will collaborate with school support staff such as school counselors, occupational therapists, psychologists, and parents to help students develop and socialize. About Merrick Academy Merrick Academy is one of the first charter schools to open in New York City and the first to open (2000) in Queens. With a rich history and deep roots in the local community, Merrick Academy is an all-inclusive, independent Charter School with approximately 600 students in grades K-5 and a faculty and staff of 90. Queens’ first charter school, Merrick, has been educating children for over 20 years. Merrick Academy is a STEAM-based school cultivating critical thinking, problem-solving, and inquiry amongst all learners in an environment that provides extensive whole-child support based on ensuring equity and empowerment for all learners through effective and innovative approaches to teaching and learning fostered by a world-class faculty. Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities Non-Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities Qualifications & Behavioral Competencies Americans with Disability Specifications Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. I acknowledge that: I have read and understand the responsibilities and qualifications required to successfully perform this job. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual in this position. This description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed and it is not an exhaustive list of all knowledge, skills or abilities required. There may be additional duties as assigned and the employee must follow any job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This description excludes the marginal functions incident to the performance of this job’s fundamental duties. All essential job duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. An Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Merrick Academy to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage and citizen status, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, prior record of arrest or conviction (except as provided by law), sexual orientation, gender (sex), or any other protected class, and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation as required by civil rights law. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $50,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year Benefits: Schedule: Supplemental Pay: COVID-19 considerations: Ability to commute/relocate: Experience: License/Certification: Work Location: One location
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