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Special Education Teacher ELA 7-12

Monroe One Boces

Fairport, NYFull-time$49–80K/yrPosted 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$49–80K/yr
Location
Fairport, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

NYS ELA 7-12 Certification, requiredNYS Students With Disabilities Certification, required

Job overview

Monroe One BOCES seeks a full-time, 10-month Special Education Teacher for ELA grades 7–12 at O’Connor Academy in Fairport, New York. The teacher will instruct students with multiple disabilities and support middle- and high-school students with significant behavioral, intellectual, and mental health needs. The position starts in September 2026, with salary dependent on education, experience, and contract.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Instructional Planning, nice to haveIndividualized Education Programs, nice to haveIEP Development, nice to haveLesson Planning, nice to haveBehavior Management, nice to haveMultidisciplinary Collaboration, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveClassroom Team Management, nice to haveLife Crisis Intervention, nice to haveTCI, nice to haveSCIP-R, nice to haveProblem-Solving Strategies, nice to haveNYS Standards, nice to haveCore Curriculum, nice to haveNYS Alternate Assessment, nice to havePhysical Intervention Techniques, nice to have

Qualifications

NYS ELA 7-12 Certification, requiredNYS Students With Disabilities Certification, requiredDevelopmental Disabilities Experience, nice to haveSecondary School Experience, nice to haveLeadership With Classroom Teams, nice to haveBehavioral/Emotional Disabilities Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Special Education Teacher ELA 7-12 JobID: 2591

  • Position Type:

Instructional/ Special Education Teacher - ELA 7-12

  • Date Posted:

11/10/2026

  • Location:

OConnor Academy

  • Closing Date:

11/22/2026

LOCATION OF POSITON:Fairport NY 14450;O'Connor Academy

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:Full time; 10-month position

STARTING DATE: September 2026

SALARY RANGE: $49,470 - $79,820 per school year

*Actual Salary Is Dependent Upon Education, Experience and Contract.

DUTIES:

  1. Plan and provide instruction for students with multiple disabilities in accordance with NYS mandates and standards.

  2. Provide individualized educational programs for middle/high school students with significant behavioral, intellectual, and mental health needs.

  3. Develop, implement, and evaluate Individual Education Plans (IEPS) to meet student needs.

  4. Develop, implement, and evaluate lesson plans utilizing best practices.

  5. Develop, implement, and evaluate alternative behavior management plans.

  6. Work on a multidisciplinary team to foster collaborative planning and an interdisciplinary approach to learning.

  7. Effectively communicate with school staff, parents, districts, and community agencies.

  8. Manage and support classroom team.

  9. Participate in on-going training.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. NYS ELA 7-12 Certification required.

  2. NYS Students with Disabilities Certification required.

  3. Experience with students with developmental disabilities at the secondary school level.

  4. Training in Life Crisis Intervention strategies, TCI, SCIP-R, or similar problem-solving strategies preferred.

  5. Knowledge and experience implementation NYS standards, Core Curriculum and NYS Alternate Assessment.

  6. Proven leadership with classroom team management preferred.

  7. Experience working with students who exhibit intense behavioral/emotional disabilities preferred.

  8. Physically able to perform essential functions of the position (with or without reasonable accommodation) including, but not limited to, the ability to use approved physical intervention techniqueswhen necessary.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,149 open Special Education Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$49–80K/yr
  • New York median$53–70K/yr140 salary ranges
  • US median$56–72K/yr338 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $65K, is 3% above the New York median midpoint ($62K) — in the middle half of Special Education Teacher salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 215 open Special Education Teacher jobs in New York and 1,149 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Special Education Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (105 postings).
Education
463 of the 1,149 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 November 12, 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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