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 dataQualifications 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: 2024-08-28Job Types: Full-time, Contract