Preschool Special Education Teacher

The Bronx Early Learning Center is a preschool for children ages 3 to 5 years. We serve children with a range of developmental delays as well as typically developing children through our outstanding Universal Pre-K program. We use a nationally renowned curriculum, The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, which balances both teacher-directed and child-initiated learning, with an emphasis on responding to children’s learning styles and building on their strengths and interests. The school is run by Volunteers of America, a 121 year-old human services agency with over 20 years of experience operating preschools for this specialized population. Our school serves 250 children in 22 classrooms. 

Employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, life insurance, a pension plan, paid personal leave, and much more

Minimum Qualifications:

M.S. in Special Education. New York State teacher certification in Special Education K-12 (prior to February 2004) or an internship certificate, initial or professional certification in Students with Disabilities, Birth-Grade 2.

Supervisory Role:

This position does have supervisory responsibilities.

Principal Responsibilities:

The below enumerated principal responsibilities are inclusive of both program specific and firm-wide related administration, as applicable.

1.     Implement The Creative Curriculum and ensure that the National Association for the Education of Young Children standards are reflected in every classroom.

2.     Prepare weekly lesson plans following The Creative Curriculum format.

3.     Supervise the activities and assignment of the teacher assistants with individual children or groups of children in the classroom.

4.     Write Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and monitor children’s progress in goal areas.

5.     Write annual IEP goals for children and Quarterly reports to parents on children’s progress.

6.     Implement instructional (e.g., Applied Behavior Analysis, ESL) and behavioral (group and individual) strategies and methodology in the classroom.

7.     Collect and monitor data related to individualized behavior plans, IEPs, children’s attendance and other instructional and administrative areas as needed.

8.     Assess developmental functioning and learning skills of students in all areas, at regularly planned intervals using The Creative Curriculum assessments, The Brigance Inventories, and other formal and informal assessment tools.

9.     Attend team meetings and CPSE conferences as needed.

10. Make parent contacts, provide for transition of instruction to home, and invite parents for school visits.

11. Implement the policies and procedures contained in the Early Learning Center manuals.