Special Education Teacher

Kayla’s Children Centre (KCC) is a school, therapy clinic, and recreational centre for children with disabilities, behavioural challenges, and complex medical needs. The centre supports children ages 6 weeks to 21 years who have a wide range of disabilities and provides a variety of specialized programs that enable them to flourish academically, socially, and emotionally. KCC also offers personalized supports and respite for families.

KCC’s programs include a licensed day care and specialized school; on-site therapy centre; after-school and weekend respite; adapted sports; life skills programs for teens; a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy centre; and day and overnight camps.

For more information about our centre, please visit: https://kaylaschildrencentre.org/

Role: Special Education Teacher

We are seeking a candidate to work in our school setting providing whole group, small group, 1:1 support and behaviour management in the classroom. The candidate will have the benefit of working within a multi-disciplinary team of experts such as speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, music therapists, and behaviour analysts.

Responsibilities:

• Create Individual Education Plans for your students

• Ongoing communication with families

• Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student’s abilities

• Writing detailed lesson plans

• Supervise and mentor teacher assistants

• Use individualized reinforcement technique

• Teach in large group, small group and one-on-one settings

• Implement Independent Activity Schedules

• Implement social skills, life skills and self-regulation strategies

• Collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team

• Discuss student’s progress with parents, teachers, and administrator

• Implement behaviour management protocol

• Record and track data

Qualifications and Skills:

• Ontario College of Teachers Certification is preferred

• Special Education Part 1 Additional Qualification, and experience working with students with Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD considered an asset

• Effective experience working with a broad variety of learners and children in an educational setting

• Strong behaviour management skills

• ABA training

• Leadership skills

• Ability to work as part of a team

• Experience working with children of all ages

• CPR and crisis prevention certifications (preferred)

Expected start date: 2024-08-28

Job Types: Full-time, Contract