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Special Education Teacher

Genesis Healthcare

Yonkers, NYJob$22/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$22/hr
Location
Yonkers, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

NYSED Special Education Teacher CertificationMaster's degree

Job overview

Metro Therapy, a Powerback Pediatrics company, serves pediatric populations across Long Island and New York City. The Special Education Teacher provides individual or group instruction to children in school, preschool, or early intervention programs, delivers instruction according to IEPs or IFSPs, assesses and documents student progress, creates lesson materials, and may oversee teaching assistants and aides. A master’s degree and current NYSED special education teacher certification are required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Educational InstructionStudent Progress AssessmentLesson PlanningTeaching Assistant Oversight

Qualifications

Master's in Special Education or EducationNYSED Special Education Teacher Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

Why Choose Metro?

For over thirty five years, Metro Therapy, Inc., (a Powerback Pediatrics company) has been serving the educational and developmental needs of the pediatric populations throughout Long Island and the five boroughs of New York City. Metro is proud of our dedication to the community and committed to bringing new, insightful knowledge that will allow us to provide the best services to our clients. We provide employees with comprehensive benefits and compensation, access to clinical support teams, and career growth opportunities.

  • Benefits: We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to Full-Time team members. We offer Dental and Vision to Part-Time team members (not applicable to 1099 positions).

  • Paid Time Off: We offer generous paid time off to Full-Time and Part-Time team members.

  • Continuing Education: Keep growing with free CEUs through Medbridge.

  • Perks at Powerback: Enjoy exclusive discounts on a variety of services. Earn rewards through our PowerZone Employee Recognition Program, and expand your expertise with our Clinicians in Action professional development program.

Responsibilities

  • Provide individual or group educational instruction to children in school, preschool, or early intervention programs.

  • Deliver educational instruction as mandated in the IEP or IFSP.

  • Assess and document the progress of each student through formal and informal tests and measures.

  • Create materials and lesson plans.

  • Oversee teaching assistants and aides, as needed.

Qualifications

  • A Masters degree in Special Education or Education from an accredited program is required.

  • Must have a current special education teacher certification from NYSED.

Posted Salary Range

USD $22.00 - USD $22.00 /Hr.

Genesis HealthCare, Inc. and all affiliated entities (collectively “Genesis”) has a strong commitment to diversity that is fully supported and practiced by our officers and leadership team. Genesis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, HIV status, national origin, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, amnesty, military status or status as protected veterans, or any other legally protected characteristic. Genesis is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace free from discrimination and harassment where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,112 open Special Education Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$22/hr
  • New York median$40–45/hr35 hourly ranges
  • US median$47–49/hr241 hourly ranges

This rate, $22/hr, is 51% below the New York median midpoint ($45/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Special Education Teacher hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 230 open Special Education Teacher jobs in New York and 1,112 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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 (98 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 37 of the 1,112 open Special Education Teacher jobs (3%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 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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