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URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL III lists this High School Special Education Teacher opportunity in new york city (queens), New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description: ABOUT THE POSITION:
UD Team teachers are dynamic, data-driven educators dedicated to a student-paced, competency-based curriculum. Passionate about high student achievement, they embrace challenges with flexibility, leadership, and a deep understanding of the diverse needs of at-risk students. Committed to each student's success, they provide the necessary tools to overcome challenges and excel in their academic journey.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports-based high schools catering to over-aged, under-credited youth. We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping stone for higher education, and essential job skills.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Co-teach five 55-minute classes.
Collaborate in an Inclusive Co-Teaching (ICT) environment.
Maintain a classroom environment that is organized and promotes student thinking, learning and independence
Demonstrate knowledge of Special Populations programs and execute the strategies as required.
Plan and implement instruction that is student centered, involves independent and cooperative learning, scaffolded, and appeals to multiple styles of learning, including strategies for students with IEPs and MLLs
Create and implement Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) that follows the gradual release model to explicitly address individual student's unique needs.
Write effective IEPs as assigned by the Manager of Special Education and MLL Supports.
Maintain systems and collect data for IEP reports.
Observe and make individual plans for students with IEPs to inform caseload management.
Communicate with stakeholders about IEP meetings
Participate in IEP meetings as per caseload
Collaborate with league teachers and CAS to complete exit summaries
Collaborate with various teams, as a case manager, to implement individualized educational plans.
Use a variety of data sources to track and discuss student progress, setting goals for continued growth.
Regularly review student data through an electronic management system (spreadsheets, SESIS etc).
Manage student behavior using restorative practices and school-wide PBIS.
Implement students behavior plans
Observe behaviors within the classroom and develop classroom routines/structures and modify expectations to meet the behavioral needs of individual students
Communicate with families and stakeholders to support student success
Attend a 3-week summer orientation and professional development series.
Fulfill broader school roles, including mentoring and committee involvement.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
New York State Certification
Both novice and experienced teachers may apply
Experience in a Transfer School preferred
Google Applications proficiency preferred
Preferably knowledgeable in the use of SESIS
Ability to create multi-tiered classroom structures and behavior plans to address multiple disabilities (ED, LD, OHI, etc)
Demonstrated ability to “multi-task” and deliver high quality work
Commitment to the UD Team mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication
Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues
Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently
Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving at-risk youth, and a sense of humor
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
Compensation: $70,969 to $114,450 annually based on years of experience and education.
Benefits: Urban Dove provides a robust benefits package designed to support employee well-being, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with employer match; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and employee wellness supports
Benefits: Urban Dove provides a robust benefits package designed to support employee well-being, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with employer match; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and employee wellness supports
OUR MISSION:
Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential.
OUR VISION:
Urban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations.
EEOC:
Urban Dove provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Compensation details: Yearly Salary
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