Special Educator / Special Instruction Provider: Early Intervention

Legacykidsinc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Kids Inc. seeks certified special education teachers to deliver in-home early intervention to infants and toddlers from birth to age three across Nassau County, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.

You’ll work in families’ homes, with play-based and routines-based instruction shaped by each family’s goals. Session rates start at $58 per session, with options for full-time, part-time, and contract caseloads. New grads welcome.

Qualifications

• New York State teaching certification in Students with Disabilities (Birth to Grade 2).
• New graduates welcome to apply.
• New York State Department of Health Early Intervention approval letter not required to apply.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver play based instruction that grows cognitive, learning and problem solving skills.
• Support early communication, social and emotional development, and play with caregivers and peers.
• Help families with behavior and routines at meals, bedtime and transitions.
• Deliver family training sessions so parents can teach in ordinary moments of the day.
• Write and review outcomes on the child’s IFSP and document each session.
• Collaborate with other providers and service coordinator as part of the EI team.

Skills

Play-based instruction

Routines-based teaching

Family collaboration

Education

New York State certification: Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)

Job description

Legacy Kids Inc. has openings for certified special education teachers to deliver special instruction to infants and toddlers from birth to age three, in the family's home, on Long Island and throughout New York City. This is early intervention teaching: play based, routines based, and built around what the family wants their child to be able to do.

Your caseload

• Plan and deliver play based instruction that grows cognitive, learning and problem solving skills.
• Support early communication, social and emotional development, and play with caregivers and peers.
• Help families with behavior and with routines that hold up at mealtimes, bedtime and transitions.
• Deliver family training sessions so parents can teach into the ordinary moments of the day.
• Write and review outcomes on the child's Individualized Family Service Plan and document each session.
• Work alongside the child's other providers and service coordinator as part of the early intervention team.

Who qualifies

A current New York State teaching certification in Students with Disabilities (Birth to Grade 2). A New York State Department of Health Early Intervention approval letter is not required to apply, and new graduates are welcome.

Working with us

You choose W-2 employee or 1099 independent contractor status. Session rates start at $58 and increase with experience, and we match your current rate when you come to us from another agency. You set your own schedule and choose your towns, with full time, part time and contract caseloads available. Session notes are fully digital and billing is handled for you.

Service areas

Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island. Legacy Kids is based in Amityville, NY 11701; instruction is delivered in each family's home.