The Ulster BOCES Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) Student-Based Programs is seeking an Education of Speech & Hearing Handicapped Teacher for a full-time, 10-month position for the 2026-2027 school year. Experience working with special needs children and Certificate of Clinical Competence preferred. Appropriate NYS certification and fingerprinting required. 

Ulster BOCES provides programs for students ages five through twenty-one who are identified as needing specialized programs and/or supports according to their Individualized Education Program (IEP). Special Education programs are offered at Ulster BOCES sites in Port Ewen, NY and in leased classrooms in component school districts. They have been developed and offered to meet the specific needs of our students in order to assist them in realizing their potential to achieve both academically and socially.

The following programs are available in Special Class configurations of 12:1:1, 8:1:1, 8:1:2, 6:1:2 and 4:1:2. All classes are staffed by a full-time Special Education teacher and either one or two teaching assistants (additional supplementary 1:1 aides may be requested for individual students as per Committee on Special Education recommendations). Multiple programs are available.

Ulster BOCES offers regionally competitive salary and benefits (see the Ulster BOCES Teachers' Organization contract at www.ulsterboces.org for details).

Salary commensurate with experience and training. Salary starting at $67,765 per year.

To be legally employed as a Teacher, you must possess a valid teacher certificate. (For more information visit: http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do)  

Select the following criteria:
Area of Interest: Classroom Teacher
Subject Area: Speech and Language Disabilities
Grade Level: Pre K-12 - All Grades
Title: Speech and Language Disabilities or Speech and Hearing Handicapped
Type of Certificate: Initial or Professional Certificate

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
To enhance a class environment, favorable to learning and personal growth of pupils; to motivate pupils to develop speech abilities, attitudes, skills and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation, in accordance with each pupils ability; and to establish good relationships with other staff members.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
1. Provides academic experiences appropriate to the needs of pupils. Determines speech difficulties of assigned students; prescribes methods of remediation of diagnosed difficulties; and implements methods and materials prescribed to remediate difficulties.
2. Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for instruction of pupils with a wide range of mental, physical and emotional maturities.
3. Develops in all pupils an awareness of their worth as an individual and their role in their family and community. Encourages pupils to express themselves creatively.
4. Provides individual and small group instruction designed to meet the individual needs of pupils.
5. Assists regular education teachers in planning and coordinating appropriate activities for the speech impaired students.
6. Promotes parent participation and involvement in educational activities provided for their children.
7. Communicates regularly with parents by means of written communication and individual parent conferences. Interprets school program to parents in order to strengthen parental understanding of the individual pupil's needs and the school's role in the individual pupil's life.
8. Provides appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes and social skills.
9. Cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude and learning problems.
10. Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
11. Selects and requisitions books, instructional aides and instructional supplies.
12. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs as required.
13. Participates in faculty meetings and committees.
14. Assumes other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

WORK SCHEDULE:
10 Month Schedule, September through June
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

The Ulster BOCES Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) Student-Based Programs is seeking an Education of Speech & Hearing Handicapped Teacher for a temporary leave replacement for the 2026-2027 school year. Experience working with special needs children and Certificate of Clinical Competence preferred. Appropriate NYS certification and fingerprinting required.

Ulster BOCES provides programs for students ages five through twenty-one who are identified as needing specialized programs and/or supports according to their Individualized Education Program (IEP). Special Education programs are offered at Ulster BOCES sites in Port Ewen, NY and in leased classrooms in component school districts. They have been developed and offered to meet the specific needs of our students in order to assist them in realizing their potential to achieve both academically and socially.

The following programs are available in Special Class configurations of 12:1:1, 8:1:1, 8:1:2, 6:1:2 and 4:1:2. All classes are staffed by a full-time Special Education teacher and either one or two teaching assistants (additional supplementary 1:1 aides may be requested for individual students as per Committee on Special Education recommendations). Multiple programs are available.

Ulster BOCES offers regionally competitive salary and benefits (see the Ulster BOCES Teachers' Organization contract at www.ulsterboces.org for details).

Salary commensurate with experience and training. Salary starting at $67,765 per year.

To be legally employed as a Teacher, you must possess a valid teacher certificate. (For more information visit: http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do)  

Select the following criteria:
Area of Interest: Classroom Teacher
Subject Area: Speech and Language Disabilities
Grade Level: Pre K-12 - All Grades
Title: Speech and Language Disabilities or Speech and Hearing Handicapped
Type of Certificate: Initial or Professional Certificate

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
To enhance a class environment, favorable to learning and personal growth of pupils; to motivate pupils to develop speech abilities, attitudes, skills and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation, in accordance with each pupils ability; and to establish good relationships with other staff members.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
1. Provides academic experiences appropriate to the needs of pupils. Determines speech difficulties of assigned students; prescribes methods of remediation of diagnosed difficulties; and implements methods and materials prescribed to remediate difficulties.
2. Develops and uses instructional materials suitable for instruction of pupils with a wide range of mental, physical and emotional maturities.
3. Develops in all pupils an awareness of their worth as an individual and their role in their family and community. Encourages pupils to express themselves creatively.
4. Provides individual and small group instruction designed to meet the individual needs of pupils.
5. Assists regular education teachers in planning and coordinating appropriate activities for the speech impaired students.
6. Promotes parent participation and involvement in educational activities provided for their children.
7. Communicates regularly with parents by means of written communication and individual parent conferences. Interprets school program to parents in order to strengthen parental understanding of the individual pupil's needs and the school's role in the individual pupil's life.
8. Provides appropriate climate to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes and social skills.
9. Cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude and learning problems.
10. Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
11. Selects and requisitions books, instructional aides and instructional supplies.
12. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs as required.
13. Participates in faculty meetings and committees.
14. Assumes other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

WORK SCHEDULE:
September through June
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

The Ulster BOCES Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (CITL) Student-Based Programs is seeking Special Education Teachers for full-time, 10-month positions for the 2026-2027 school year. 

Experience working with elementary and/or secondary education students preferred. Appropriate NYS certification and fingerprinting required.

Ulster BOCES provides programs for students ages five through twenty-one who are identified as needing specialized programs and/or supports according to their Individualized Education Program (IEP). Special Education programs are offered at Ulster BOCES sites in Port Ewen, NY and in leased classrooms in component school districts. They have been developed and offered to meet the specific needs of our students in order to assist them in realizing their potential to achieve both academically and socially.

The following programs are available in Special Class configurations of 12:1:1, 8:1:1, 8:1:2, 6:1:2 and 4:1:2. All classes are staffed by a full-time Special Education teacher and either one or two teaching assistants (additional supplementary 1:1 aides may be requested for individual students as per Committee on Special Education recommendations). Multiple programs are available. 

Ulster BOCES offers regionally competitive salary and benefits (see the Ulster BOCES Teachers' Organization contract at https://www.ulsterboces.org/faq-links/employment-contracts for details).

Salary commensurate with experience and training. Salary starting at $67,765 per year.

To be legally employed in this position, you must possess a valid NYS teaching certificate. The teaching certificate requirements can be found at the following link: http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do.

Select the following criteria:
Area of Interest: Classroom Teacher
Subject Area: Students with Disabilities
Grade Level: Early Childhood - Birth-Grade 2; Childhood - Grades 1-6; Middle Childhood - Grades 5-9; Adolescent - Grades 7-12; Special Education K-12
Title: Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2); (Grades 1-6); (Grades 5-9); (Grades 7-12); Special Education K-12
Type of Certificate: Initial or Professional Certificate

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
To help students develop skills and knowledge that will contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible men and women.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated by the administrator.
• Plans a program of study that is consistent with the individualized education plan.
• Maintains written lesson plans, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, and communicates these objectives to students.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student conduct, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Assesses the performance of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Administers and scores State Education Department assessments.
• Cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude and learning problems.
• Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation and provides reports of same when requested within designated time frames.
• Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Plans and coordinates purposeful assignments for classroom teaching assistant, teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s).
• Plans and coordinates, when necessary, with mainstream teachers.
• Selects and requisitions books, instructional aids and instructional supplies.
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs as required.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Assumes other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

WORK SCHEDULE: 
10 Month Schedule, September through June
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.