Inclusive Academic (& Special Education) Instructor
Brooklyn, NY
Full Time
A&E
Mid Level
Under the supervision of the Academic and Instructional Coordinator, the Inclusive Academic (& Special Education) Instructor will be responsible for designing, implementing, and developing high quality and interactive lessons to support learning gains and/or GED attainment. The instructor will work closely with OBT’s Academics Team to support in developing engaging, challenging, and impactful educational programming.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:Salary Range: $50,000 - $55,000
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
- Develop interactive and intentional curriculum for participants across all program components and provide specialized instruction to address the academic goals of participants with IEPs.
- Facilitate focus groups with participants with learning disabilities and IEP’s.
- Assess each participant's level of progress on an ongoing basis and develop and implement appropriate learning goals and objectives.
- Utilize evidence-based instructional practices and accommodations to differentiate instruction and facilitate learning for participants with a range of disabilities.
- Implement various teaching techniques and methods of learning to enable participant success and achieve contractual milestones, outcomes.
- Administer the TABE test and discuss assessment with each participant.
- Consult other instructors and interdisciplinary team members in providing inclusive instruction.
- Facilitate meaningful and interactive classes and foster safe and fun learning.
- Track, monitor and input data on all funder and internally required participant and program milestones and outcomes.
- Utilize dynamic platforms to facilitate classes in the remote environment, if needed
- Participate in internal training on Motivational Interviewing (MI) and employ MI strategies as a primary modality of practice.
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- Employ strength based, youth centered approach to support strong attendance and participation.
- Develop, collect, and track internal and funder mandated worksheets.
- Work collaboratively with the Sunset Park Programs and Academics Team to ensure cohesive messaging and services to youth.
- Attend required program, team and agency meetings and events.
- Attend training and monitor trends on optimizing participant learning.
- Other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
- Ability to develop and facilitate intentional academic content for participants in a wide range of academic levels.
- Ability to tailor curriculum for participants with IEPs
- Ability to identify gaps in learning and suggest changes.
- Ability to work as part of a team in order to develop and ensure positive outcomes for all participants.
- Ability to meet deadlines and enter data in a timely and accurate manner.
- Ability to demonstrate professionalism and cultural competency in forming relationships with participants from diverse backgrounds, community partners, and colleagues.
- Relevant coursework in Special Education required; license in Special Education preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree (Degree in Education preferred)
- Minimum of 3 years teaching experience
- Experience in curriculum development and design.
- Non-profit experience
- Experience in using Microsoft Office, Google Classroom
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