CURRICULUM COORDINATOR

Full Time

Bay Shore, NY

Help Others to ASPIRE HIGHER!

When a group of families came together in 1957 to find services for their children with developmental disabilities, ACLD was born. Today, we are a leading not-for-profit agency employing 1200+ staff and providing over 70 program sites in Nassau and Suffolk. ACLD assists children, teens and adults in reaching the highest level of independence with the freedom to ASPIRE HIGHER in their hopes, dreams and accomplishments. We are currently seeking a few exceptional people who have a passion to make a meaningful impact by facilitating the lives of the amazing people we support.

The Children’s Services of ACLD provides a continuum of services to children from ages three to twenty-one in their pre-school and after-school programs. We currently have an opportunity for a Curriculum Coordinator to join our Bay Shore Facility. In this role, you will support classroom education staff to refine their practices, improve instructional quality and achieve mastery as early childhood professionals.

You will also:

• Provide mentoring and training for new and current Special Educators.
• Provide supervision, mentoring and training to all Teacher Assistants and Teacher Aides in conjunction with Preschool Teachers, Assistant Principals and Principal.
• Manage program implementation of selected curriculum, assessment tool and any supplemental materials.

We require:

• Masters Degree in Special Education.
• NYS Teacher Certification in Special Education.
• Educational Leadership – School Building Leader (SBL) Certificate or enrolled in an Educational Leadership – School Building Leader (SBL) Certificate program which must be completed within two years of hire.
• Five years experience in a pre-school special education setting.
• Two years experience mentoring, supervising and training staff.
• Extensive knowledge of various disabilities and treatment approaches and early childhood development.
• Ability to provide ongoing coaching and strategies for implementation of various technologies that support classroom instruction.
• Ability to create and organize teaching supports for classrooms.
• Oversight and placement of Student Teachers within the program.
• Bilingual preferred.

Schedule Monday through Friday 8am-3:30pm , 35 hours per week

Applicants include a resume and use the apply now button or apply online at www.acld.org.

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