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Job Opening Information Assistive Technology

Application Deadline
7/25/2025
Position Start Date
9/1/2025

Position Title
Assistive Technology
Required Application Type
Teacher / Admin
Salary/Pay Scale
$50,678-$71,564,annually
Job Description

Number of Positions: 1

Salary: $50,678 - $71,564, commensurate with experience

Location: TBD, Some travel required

Work Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00A-2:45P

The Assistive Technologist provides support for students with disabilities by providing direct and indirect support services in the integration and use of assistive technology, devices, and materials. They also provide strategies for students, educational teams, and families. 

  • Plan appropriate activities for students assigned to caseload
  • Create materials and methods, and implement appropriate communication systems for those students requiring that type of intervention;
  • Orient students to the activities that are planned and provide for a comprehensive scope and sequence of activities;
  • Participate as a meaningful member of the special education team in relation to the students' total program;
  • Integrate communication strategies and adapt instructional materials for student access to curriculum within the classroom environment to the maximum extent possible;
  • Evaluate and report on student progress at designated intervals according to established procedures;
  • Be familiar and cooperate with school policies and regulations;
  • Supervise the use and care of materials and equipment;
  • Cooperate as fully as possible with professional and non-professional staff members of this organization and other school districts in conjunctive activities; 
  • Other duties as assigned.

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.

Job Qualifications
  • NYS Certification as a Special Education Teacher or NYS Certification as a Speech Language Pathologist;
  • Experience with school-based speech therapy, or special education teaching experience work with kindergarten through age 21 students with diabilities; 
  • Knowledge of students with autism preferred
  • Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply 
Application Procedure

In addition to the application on RecruitFront, please attach the following in RecruitFront:

  • Letter of interest

  • Updated resume

  • Copy of certification (if applicable)

  • Transcripts (if applicable)

  • Two (2) written letters of reference (References MUST be signed; at least one (1) of the two (2) references must be from outside the WSWHE BOCES organization.) Not required for teacher aides.

  • Two (2) telephone professional references that are different from the written references (One (1) must be from a supervisor.)

Job Category
Instructional
Job Location
Itinerant

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