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Assnt In Educ Children with Disabilities

Grade 22

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  1. Assnt In Educ Children with Disabilities

    Grade 22

  2. Assoc In Educ Children with Disabilities

    Grade 26

  3. Supvr Educ Children with Disabilities

    Grade 28

Summary of Job Description

As an Assistant in Education of Children with Disabilities, you would be involved in policy development, training, research, data analysis and preparation of informational materials in the area of special education. You might also provide technical assistance and consultative services to school administrators, educators, parents and students as well as assist other staff in monitoring programs that provide special education services.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

Candidates must have:

a master's degree in special education, reading education, elementary or secondary education, psychology, school psychology, school counseling, guidance and counseling, communications disorders, or speech pathology;

AND New York State permanent certification as a teacher of special education; a teacher of the deaf and hearing impaired, blind or partially sighted; or speech and hearing handicapped; or as a school psychologist; or New York State licensure as a speech/language pathologist;

AND three years professional experience in special education service delivery, administration of special education programs, evaluation for special education eligibility, teaching children with disabilities, or designing and/or developing special education programs.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

24-791

How to Apply

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Career Mobility

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