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Special Education Teacher

Kayla's Children Centre 36 Atkinson Avenue, Thornhill ON

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)

 

To apply, please visit www.kaylas.org/careers