Position Title

TEACHER; CAREER CONNECTIONS - WILDWOOD EDUCATION CENTER

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Job Description

Full-time (1.0 FTE), 7-hour day, 10-month, school calendar position

The Career Connections Program is designed to introduce students to careers and help them develop job-specific skills that will enable them to earn career credentials and successfully transition into 2-year CTE programs of their choice.  Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Providing students with rigorous and engaging classroom instruction, project-based learning, and hands-on skills
• Assisting secondary students in developing appropriate learning attitudes
• Assisting with adapting educational equipment and materials to best fit the learning style of the individual students
• Supporting students in progressing with appropriate annual goals throughout the school year (e.g., following directions, safety, getting along with peers/adults)
• Keeping abreast of changes and developments in relative fields by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals, and other publications
• Consulting regularly with parents, teachers, home school counselors and all others involved with the education of the student
• Maintaining discipline in the classroom and work sites

• Collaborating with counterpart B&E instructors on the direction of the program
• Monitoring students’ academic progress, including but not limited to, progress/marking period grades, attendance, hands-on performance skills
• Implementing 504 plans and IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) for students with diverse learning needs
• Upholding the BOCES’ Values: Service, Collaboration, Leadership, and Integrity
• Carrying out all other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Valid NYS Certification in any Career and Technical Education certification area

• Experience, willingness, and ability to work with secondary and special needs students in both classroom and various hands-on settings.
• Ability to handle occasional heavy lifting
• Excellent communication skills and work ethic

 

SALARY: Per Educational Association contract, plus comprehensive benefit package

Application Procedure

Please complete your file by submitting the following information:

• Employment application
• Letter of interest
• Detailed résumé
• Evidence of NYS certification, license or Registration Certificate
• College undergraduate and graduate transcripts conferring degree
• One to three current, dated and signed letters of professional reference (must be less than 1 yr. old)

Job Category

INSTRUCTIONAL

Job Location

WILDWOOD EDUCATION CENTER

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