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Manhattan Star Academy, a member of the YAI Network, provides Elementary Education for students 3-21 years of age with intellectual developmental disabilities and learning delays, including children on the autism spectrum.

Our mission is to provide high-quality services to children and their families in a comprehensive, developmentally based program which focuses on the whole child. Instructional activities integrate all the domains of child development, including physical development and health, and social/emotional development; communication, language, and literacy; cognition and knowledge of the world (math, science, social studies, the arts and technology). Our program strives to foster growth and development through a broad range of services within the program while utilizing community resources as appropriate .

Join us in working in a friendly environment that facilitates open communication and participatory management, where you are valued as a professional and where your opinion truly matters. Receive on-going state-of-the-art training, supportive supervision and a commitment to developing your education and career to help you reach your greatest potential as a professional!

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• Coordinate the curriculum usage and implementation in each of the lower school classrooms .

• Oversee the curriculum implementation and instructional programs in lower school classrooms .

• Provide supervision and mentorship to special education teachers and teaching assistants to maintain fidelity and integrity of classroom instruction.

• Utilize research and past teaching experience to develop procedures and policies to ensure all student needs are being met through individualized instruction, tailored to the specific needs of each student.

• Support teachers and teaching assistants in effectively implementing individualized curriculum instruction.

• Observe and evaluate special education teachers and teaching assistants and promote implementation of best practices and successful teaching methods through consistent supervision and feedback .

• Work closely and collaboratively with all related services department leaders to create and maintain a cohesive and robust education program for all students encompassing all domains of special education.

• Act as liaison between special education teachers and teaching assistants and administrative staff.

• Plan school-wide events, assembly, and special programming days.

• Support in the researching, writing, and submission of grant proposals, and other fundraising efforts for the school.

  Other Job Functions

• Assist other school personnel for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work responsibilities.

  Qualifications

• Three academic years or more of special education teaching experience

• Enrolled in or already completed School Building Leader (SBL) program and licensure

• Mentor teacher and/or coaching experience

• Ability to multi-task and manage several long- and short-term projects simultaneously.

• Comfortable providing all types of feedback with constructive next steps for ongoing progress and success.

• Optimistic and go-getter personality with the ability to take initiative.

• Ability to problem solve, communicate effectively, and facilitate directions to staff members.

• Ability to collaborate, solicit and consider input, guide others, and meet deadlines.

  Compensation

• $75,000 to $80,000/Year

• Tuition reimbursement

• Medical and dental insurance (with options for family and more extensive medical plans, as well as vision)

• Paid Time Off and School Holidays

• 403(b) retirement with employer match

• Life insurance and long-term disability

• Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more!

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Roots:

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today:

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together:

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

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