
Special Education Teacher (9-12, 2026-27)
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Buffalo, NYFull-time$43–55K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Special Education Teacher at the Charter School for Applied Technologies teaches students using varied instructional methods and curriculum resources. The role includes collaborating on curriculum and student needs, differentiating instruction, assessing student work, communicating with families, and integrating technology. Teachers also contribute to professional development and may coach or mentor team members. The school describes a supportive environment with healthcare benefits, paid time off, and participation in the New York State retirement system.
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Special Education Teacher (9-12, 2026-27)
Charter School for Applied Technologies
2303 Kenmore Avenue
Buffalo , NY 14207
Certified - Teaching - Special Education Teacher {SPED}
Job Number 3300057274
Start Date
Open Date 10/21/2026
Closing Date 11/20/2026
POSITION:Special Education Teacher
SCHOOL YEAR:2026-27
REPORTS TO:High School Principal
WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Exempt/10 month
Our Mission
The Charter School for Applied Technologies prepares students to attain family-sustaining careers by integrating career exploration and a lifelong learning culture.
The Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT) opened its doors in 2001 as a 700-student school serving grades K-6. Today, CSAT is a busy campus consisting of three distinct buildings (Elementary, Middle and High Schools), that host approximately 2,300 students from 19 different school districts throughout WNY.
Why CSAT?
We are a team inspired by our mission of preparing students to attain family-sustaining careers. If you are looking for a supportive culture providing professional development, training, and mentorship, this could be the place for you! Working as part of a team, you can make a positive and profound difference in the lives of the students we serve. Offering extensive classroom support and assistance with curriculum and instruction, we seek ambitious, creative, and dedicated staff to help make our vision a reality.
We offer outstanding healthcare benefits, a supportive work environment, generous paid time off and are part of the New York State retirement system.
Job Summary
The CSAT teacher is responsible for communicating knowledge to students in an interesting, stimulating, and effective manner. Teacher must use a variety of instructional methodologies and curriculum resources to present material to students. The teacher will work as a team member, sharing common planning, professional development, curriculum design, and teaching responsibilities. Teachers will administer different forms of student assessments, communicate with parents and other team members about student progress, and plan for further instruction. They will be reflective about their own practice and act as a coach for their team members when necessary. Teachers will work to integrate technology into their teaching and professional activities.
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Curriculum:
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Implement school and district policies and procedures
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Implement CSAT school performance standards
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Collaborate with team on curriculum and students needs
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Create and work toward ongoing communication with parents.
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Work on curriculum development, in addition to Implementation
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Integrate technology into instructional program and demonstrate professional use
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Act as a coach/mentor to other teachers on the team in areas of personal expertise
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Instruction
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Differentiate instruction to accommodate the needs of the student populations
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Establish, nurture, and manage student-directed classrooms in which students are working both independently and in groups to supplement and enhance the curriculum
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Develop and use rubrics for instruction and assessment for evaluating products and performances
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Use technology tools for instruction, planning, and communication
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Learn new uses and applications of technology tools
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Classroom Management and Family/School Involvement
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Create and manage a responsive learning environment that enables students to feel safe, to be creative, and to develop to their full potential
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Professional Responsibilities
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Write, implement, and evaluate your own professional development plans develop to their full potential
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Develop family-school relationships that foster the academic and social development of the child
Qualifications, Education, and Experience
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Must have completed Bachelors in Education degree program and have completed all required student teaching experiences
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Must have at least two years of classroom experience with a satisfactory rating
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Must have three (3) positive recommendations from professional individuals
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Strong background in classroom instruction and pedagogical skills
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Highly organized and independent worker with excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills
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PLC model experience (Professional Learning Communities)
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Superior skills to work with others and the ability of being a team player
Appointment Status: Permanent
Position Status: Full time
Start Date: ASAP
Required Certification Type(s): Students with Disabilities (All Grades) 0254, Special Education 9010
Additional Job Information: Proof of certification required.
Job Attachment View Attachment
Itinerant Location High School
Salary: From 43000.00
Salary: To 55000.00
Salary Competitive Y
Appointment Status Permanent
Position Status Full time
Start Date ASAP
Required Certification Type Special Education {9010}, Students with Disabilities (All Grades) {0254}
Contact Person's Name Chad Witherell
Contact Person's Email [email protected]
Job Posting Link https://www.applitrack.com/csatk12/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=High+School+Teaching
How this job compares
Set against the 1,104 open Special Education Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$43–55K/yr
- New York median$54–69K/yr146 salary ranges
- US median$55–72K/yr321 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $49K, is 21% below the New York median midpoint ($62K) — in the lowest quarter of Special Education Teacher salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 235 open Special Education Teacher jobs in New York and 1,104 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES (this employer)44 open
- Developmental Disabilities Institute9 open
- ADAPT Community Network8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Special Education Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (98 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 444 of the 1,104 open Special Education Teacher jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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