Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Part-Time Special Education Teacher for the Child & Adolescent Services – Education within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
The primary purpose of the Special Education Teacher is to function as a teacher for the Rutgers Day School Program providing therapeutic and special education services to children.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Completes education documentation including monthly progress notes and report cards.
Attends IEP meetings and prepares written summaries including present levels of academic and behavioral performance and functioning, goals and objectives and instructional modifications and accommodations for these meetings.
Plans and implements detailed lesson plans according to New Jersey State Learning Standards and student IEPs.
Works with related services including counseling, occupational and speech therapy to develop individual interventions and strategies to support academic achievement.
Works with supervisors to update content area curriculum and design new course offerings.
Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary staff team implementing each child's treatment plan.
Helps implement, and assists with the design and development of the classroom behavior management system.
Participates in the development of children's individual treatment plans.
Maintains appropriate boundaries with children and families. Interacts with children and family members therapeutically with empathy and respect.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Special Education, Psychology, or related discipline.
City: Piscataway
State: NJ
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
PHYSICALDEMANDS: Employee must be physically active and be on feet most of the day. Duties may involve running and playing active games with children and/or adolescents (ages 4-21 years). Following training must be physically capable of safely providing personal restraint to agitated children.
WORKENVIRONMENT: Crowded and moderately noisy conditions with children, adolescents, and staff moving about.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.