STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Special Education School Teacher (12 Months) (35 Hour)

065, 165, or 265 CT Teaching Endorsement Required

Recruitment #240702-8039T4-001

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Introduction


The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC), has an exciting opportunity for a Special Education School Teacher at Manson Youth Institution.

What we can offer you
We take part in a competitive benefits plan which includes:
  • Generous paid time off (vacation, sick and personal);
  • A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D.;
  • A Hazardous Duty pension plan (State Employees Retirement System Tier IV).
  • State license reimbursement;
  • Eligibility to apply for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
In addition, the State puts an emphasis on:
  • Providing limitless opportunities;
  • Hiring for diversity and fresh perspectives;
  • Performing meaningful work and;
  • Encouraging a healthy work/life balance!
Position highlights
As a Special Education School Teacher with DOC's Unified School District #1 you will:
  • Actively participate and/or facilitate the PPT process and provide data on annual goals and objectives;
  • Participate with transition planning;
  • Prioritize safety and security as it pertains to all staff, victims, citizens, and offenders;
  • Teach early intervention, elementary, secondary, Special subject and/or Special Education curricula;
  • Develop educational plans for individuals and groups;
  • Set short- and long-term meetings and case review conferences to assess student behavior;
  • Participate in planning team meetings and case review conferences to assess student behavior;
  • Hold conferences with parents or officials concerned with student performance;
  • Relate to professionals in ancillary educational roles;
  • Maintain student records and writing reports;
  • Model best teaching practices.
This is a full-time position, Monday-Friday, 35 hours.

Candidates are required to possess one of the following CT Teaching Endorsements:
  • 065, Comprehensive Special Education, PK-12
  • 165, Comprehensive Special Education, PreK-12
  • 265, Comprehensive Special Education, 1-12
Click here to confirm you possess the appropriate license and that it is up-to-date.

Note: Candidates selected for hire, are required to attend a fourteen (14) week training at the CT DOC Training Academy.

Salary Information:
*Candidates new to the State of Connecticut will start on Step One of the pay plan, in the tier that their highest level of education corresponds to.

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Sixth Year

$68,792

$72,241

$77,294

About us
The DOC Unified School District #1 is dedicated to providing quality educational programs for incarcerated individuals.  Academic knowledge, vocational competencies and life skills integrated with technology are offered to students in a positive environment to foster lifelong learning, multicultural awareness and a successful transition to society.

The Manson Youth Institution is a level 4 high-security facility. It serves as the Department's primary location for housing sentenced inmates under the age of 21. Recognizing the need to educate youth, staff provide a climate, which enhances inmate social skills, while reinforcing ethics, attitude and behavior valued by productive law-abiding citizens.

The Manson Youth Institution houses male offenders ranging in age from 15 to 21 in separate buildings, each with three wings containing 12 cells, a day room, and counselor offices. As the states' only facility for male youth, it houses chronic disciplinary inmates, close custody program, mental health, high security and general population inmates who are involved in a wide variety of programs including educational, vocational, and addiction services.

Our Mission: The Department of Correction shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safety and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.

Selection Plan

Before you apply:
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
Important information for after you apply:
  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
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  • Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
Questions related to the technical filing of your application for this position should be directed to Mackenzie Robinson at mackenzie.robinson@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state institution, facility or region within a state unified school district this class teaches appropriate early intervention, elementary, secondary, special subjects and/or special education curricula to individuals enrolled in departmental education programs.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Teaches early intervention, elementary, secondary, special subject and/or special education curricula;
  • Develops educational plans for individuals and groups material level to students ability;
  • Sets short and long term goals and evaluates progress of students;
  • Participates in planning team meetings and case review conferences assessing student behavior; 
  • Relates to professionals in ancillary educational roles;
  • Maintains student records and writes reports;
  • May hold conferences with parents or officials concerned with student's performance;
  • Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of
    • the philosophy and methods of education and teaching;
    • the principles and practices of education for special needs population;
    • student program needs and goal setting;
  • Ability to
    • motivate students;
    • communicate at the appropriate level;
    • establish cooperative relationships with those contacted in work;
    • prepare written reports.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience teaching a diverse group of people.
  • Experience working in an institution setting.
  • Experience participating in the PPT process.
  • Experience providing data on annual goals and objectives.
  • Experience with Transition Planning.                                                                                         
  • Experience with CT Special Education Data Systems to create, develop, review and revise IEPs.
  • Experience with administering, scoring and analyzing various achievement assessments.
  • Experience writing comprehensive achievement evaluations.
  • Experience progress monitoring and utilizing various data collection materials to gather data.
  • Experience teaching and providing interventions to students with Emotional Disabilities.
  • Experience with RTI/SRBI.
  • Experience with special education identification and referral processes.
  • Experience writing comprehensive achievement assessments.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Employment in this class is conditional upon possession of a valid Connecticut State Board of Education teaching certificate appropriate to the teaching assignment.
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a current Connecticut Motor Vehicle operator's license.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made prior to appointment.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.




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