About this role
Special Education Teacher Grades 5 and 6
The Norman Howard School | Rochester, NY
Annual Salary: $53,494.36–$67,843.78
Bring learning to life in the classroom and throughout the Rochester community.
The Norman Howard School is seeking a teacher who believes students with learning differences deserve instruction that builds academic skills, confidence, and meaningful connections to the world around them.
Our grades 5 and 6 program combines standards-based instruction with hands-on learning, problem solving, and community-based experiences. This is an opportunity to connect classroom lessons with purposeful expeditions while helping students grow academically and socially.
About the Role
You will provide differentiated instruction through an integrated humanities approach, collaborate with an educational team, and support students individual learning needs. Working with colleagues, a mentor teacher, the school counselor, and families, you will help students develop the skills they need to participate, learn, and succeed.
What Youll Do
- Design purposeful instruction. Plan standards-based lessons, units, and projects with clear objectives and differentiated supports.
- Connect learning to the community. Align instruction with meaningful community-based expeditions and collaborate with community organizations to plan experiences.
- Build writing skills. Provide explicit, process-based instruction in written expression.
- Monitor student growth. Use formal and informal assessments to guide instruction and measure progress.
- Support individualized learning. Develop, implement, and monitor IEPs, including data-based progress toward goals, as appropriate.
- Strengthen social and emotional skills. Partner with the school counselor and educational team to provide explicit instruction and positive behavioral supports.
- Collaborate with families and colleagues. Communicate student progress, contribute to the grade-level team, and work effectively with a mentor teacher.
- Contribute to school life. Serve as a Faculty Advisor, fulfill assigned supervisory duties, and participate in school activities and events.
- Maintain professional standards. Keep accurate records, follow school policies, maintain required certification, and participate in professional learning.
What Youll Bring
Required
- A Masters degree in education.
- New York State initial or professional certification in Students with Disabilities, grades K–6.
- Strong content knowledge and the ability to deliver clear, cohesive, differentiated instruction.
- The ability to develop, implement, and monitor student IEPs.
- Skills in positive behavioral support and social and emotional instruction.
- Strong planning, organization, written communication, and collaboration skills.
- Flexibility to attend parent or guardian meetings, school activities, and other required events outside regular hours.
- A valid New York State drivers license and willingness and ability to transport students in school vans.
Preferred
- Prior experience teaching students with learning disabilities.
Why Teach at The Norman Howard School
Youll join a program where hands-on learning, community experiences, and collaboration are central to instruction. Your creativity and teaching expertise will help students connect academic learning with practical experiences while supporting their individual growth.
Apply
Submit your application and resume through this posting. Please include your New York State certification area and grade coverage, along with relevant teaching experience.
Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Unyielding commitment to students, families, and the EnCompass mission
- Knowledge of current research in learning development, educational practice, and learning differences
- Excellent judgment and student-centered mindset
- Effective communication skills, particularly as they relate to the development of trusting relationships with students and families
- Ability to collaborate with others from diverse backgrounds
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Smartboard technology
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum – Bachelor’s in education or relevant field
- Preferred – NYS Certification in Childhood Education (grades 1-6), Literacy (birth-grade 6), or related content area; experience in a diverse school setting