Join Our HeartShare Team as a Special Education Teacher!

Are you a compassionate, creative, and dedicated educator who believes every child deserves the chance to shine? HeartShare is thrilled to invite a Teacher to join our team, someone who brings warmth, patience, and passion to every learning moment.

In this role, you’ll help our youngest learners (ages 3–5) discover their strengths and build confidence in a supportive, inclusive environment. You’ll create engaging, adaptive lessons tailored to each child’s unique abilities, working closely with families and a collaborative team of professionals who share your commitment to helping children with special needs reach their fullest potential.

At HeartShare, you’ll do meaningful work every day, guiding, inspiring, and empowering children to grow socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Provide individual and/or small group academic and behavior support interventions for students

• Prepare for and participate in IEP meetings for students

• Deliver IEP-mandated instruction to students with disabilities

• Participate in meetings to review data and adjust interventions for students not meeting grade-level benchmarks

• Collaborate closely with the Education Coordinator, behavior support staff, and related service providers

• Collect pre/post assessment data and conduct ongoing progress monitoring

• Communicate regularly with caregivers and provide progress updates

• Collaborate in an interdisciplinary planning and teaching team that meets the needs of all students

• Implement curriculum and assessments aligned to Common Core Learning/NYS Standards and Creative Curriculum

• Use formative and summative assessment data to guide instructional planning

• Practice an open-door policy that encourages collaboration and best teaching practices

• Serve as an advisor to a small group of students, maintaining ongoing communication with parents/guardians

• Build partnerships and mentoring relationships with HeartShare personnel and faculty to enhance learning experiences

• Maintain open communication with families by providing regular written updates on student progress and creating opportunities for family participation and inclusion

• Share student achievement data with parents and families through TEAMS

• Take on responsibilities that support classroom teaching, such as participating in department meetings, implementing school policy, collaborating on school initiatives, and communicating with parents throughout the school year

1. N.Y.S. Approved Certification – Students with Disabilities: Internship, Initial or Professional (preferred)
2. Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field AND valid certification issued by the State Education Department. OR
3. Bachelor’s degree in an Early Childhood Education or related field AND two years of supervised and documented relevant experience in a preschool program. OR
4. Proposed Plan

State Requirements for uncertified Pre-K lead teachers to be study plan eligible:

• Bachelor’s degree in any field and a written study plan for obtaining Early Childhood (Birth- Grade 2) certification.
• Pre-K study plan teachers must have at least one year of experience teaching children up to the third grade.
• Pre-K study plan teachers are required to complete 3–6 credits in early childhood education within the first six months of hire.
• Pre-K study plan teachers must obtain the necessary early childhood certification by five years from their date of hire.
• Must not have been previously employed by the D.O.E. in the past year

Physical Requirements

• Walk to and from various locations in the building.
• May lift or push wheelchairs of children being served.
• Physical intervention techniques may be required to aid the children in challenging moments.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision and ability to focus.

Benefits 

At HeartShare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You can expect: 

• Rewarding Work in a team environment.
• Paid vacation, sick, personal days, and holidays.
• 403(B) retirement plans with employer contribution.
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible spending account (Dependent Care, Medical, Parking, and Transit).
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events.
• Tuition Assistance Program.
• Professional Development opportunities.
• Wellhub Discount
• Verizon Wireless Discount.
• BJs Membership discount.
• Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & more

HeartShare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to Leaves@heartshare.org

About Heartshare

Who WE ARE:

For over 150 years, Heartshare has been dedicated to championing and empowering New Yorkers society has too often overlooked and underestimated.

To learn more about HeartShare, please visit our website at www.heartshare.org or Follow us on Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook

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