Number of Positions: 2
Salary: $49,202 - $69,480 commensurate with experience
Location 1: Southern Adirondack Education Center, Hudson Falls
Location 2: Sanford Street TLC, Glens Falls, NY
Work Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00am-2:45pm
Our BEARS programs are designed primarily for students who have a diagnosis of autism, and are in grades K-12 and up to age 22. Classes are configured as 8:1:2s. The program is designed for learners who require intensive and individualized support, attention and intervention for cognitive, speech and language, fine and gross motor as well as social and emotional development.
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Plans and implements student-centered practices that build on student assets and are culturally responsive to promote the development of the whole child;
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Plans classroom instruction through adapting methods, materials and technology to meet students' individual needs and that are based on best practices for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder;
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Provides specially designed instruction for students' academic, social, emotional and behavioral needs, utilizing structured teaching methods that provide external supports for attention and executive functioning and visuals to supplement and support communication;
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Creates an environment to support students' total communication needs;
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Collaborates with team members including related service providers and classroom staff to develop, implement and monitor IEP accommodations, modifications, supports and goals;
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Directs classroom staff in the daily instruction and support of students;
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Evaluates and reports on students' progress at designated intervals according to school procedures;
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Operates under school policies, procedures, and regulations;
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Participates in the development of curriculum and programs;
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Serves as case manager for assigned students;
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Collaborates with families, outside providers and CSE;
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Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The WSWHE BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officers are: Katelynn Attanasio and David Ashdown, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 267 Ballard Road, Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831. phone: (518) 581-3372, email: kattanasio@wswheboces.org or dashdown@wswheboces.org. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005- 2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.