Special Education Elementary Teacher

Mount Vernon City School District Rebecca Turner Academy - Mount Vernon, New York Open in Google Maps Special Education Elementary Teacher Mount Vernon City School District Rebecca Turner Academy - Mount Vernon, New York Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in Mount Vernon City School District Job Details Job ID: 5918329 Application Deadline: Sep 22, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) Re-Posted: Sep 09, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date: Immediately Job Description Qualifications: Appropriate NYS Certification in Special Education, SWD 1-6, or SWD 7-12/Content Area 7-12 General Performance Responsibilities: In the attainment of grade-level, subject, school, and system objectives Utilizes a wide variety of instructional strategies, devices, and methods Works with small and large instructional groups Functions effectively as a staff member of the school community Major Responsibilities: Instruction

• Teaches grade level or content area
• Provides adequate educational experiences to enable each student to develop, interpret, and transmitideas effectively.
• Provide opportunities for each student to develop the ability to solve problems, think critically, andto study effectively.

Classroom Management

• Establishes a classroom climate conducive to effective learning and study
• Systemizes clerical and record-keeping duties so that instructional process is uninterrupted

Guidance and Counseling

• Assists each student in dealing with academic problems
• Works closely with guidance counselors and instructional teams on specific problems of individual students

School Organization and Administration

• Contributes to continuous improvement of educational program by initiating suggestions for staffConsideration
• Serves on committees

Professional Development

• Engages in appropriate studies and activities to improve professional competence
• Contributes to solution of education problems of the school district

School/Community Relations -Works closely with parents in guiding the growth and development of students Case Manager Responsibilities

• The special education teacher’s responsibilities not only include teaching. Their job also requires case management of their students as a whole. This includes all paperwork related to the students and plansfor intervention. The case manager is legally responsible for following the terms of a child’s IEP to provide the services recommended by the CSE. As the Case Manager for a group of students, the casemanager:
• Updates, manages, and ensures the full implementation of IEP’s
• Assesses Progress periodically throughout the school year based on the district’s progress reporting time frame.
• Ensures that progress reports are being completed, based on goals and by those individuals addressing

the goals.

• Ensures that parents receive an updated copy of the goals with the progress marked as well as any additional notes or paperwork related to the ongoing assessment.
• Ensures that parents are involved in the planning and implementation of the IEP process.
• Ensures that the general education teacher is implementing modifications and strategies prescribed inthe IEP process.
• Provides services to students within the general education classroom and works with the generaleducation teachers as co-workers.
• Collaborates with general education teachers in all planning and changes to the IEP when they are working with students with IEP’s.
• Meets periodically with students to assess and discuss student’ progress challenges and needs to meettheir goals and /or objectives.
• Meets with parents, students, various educators and/or clinicians working with students.
• Reviews progress reports for their students thorough out the school year.
• Advocates for students and works with all stakeholders.

Reports to: Building Principal; Responsible to the Special Education Supervisor, and the Director of Special Education. (Updated 4/2023) Position Type: Full-Time Job Categories: Special Education > Consulting Teacher Special Education > General Special Education Special Education > Learning Disabled Job Requirements Citizenship, residency or work visa required Contact Information Dr. J. Green , Principal Rebecca Turner Academy Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Email: View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr Rebecca Turner Academy