Special Education Teacher (Leave Replacement) November 2026-March 2027

Program includes:

• 2 periods 8:1 Special Classes (COORE Consumer and Communication)
• 3 periods Vocational Program – 15:1 Prep for the Future

Overview of 8:1:

Students with disabilities with the most intensive support needs are educated in this program. Classes focus on life skills, social skills, functional communication, pre-vocational and vocational skills.

Overview of Vocational Program:

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is seeking a special education leave replacement teacher for our High School 15:1 Vocational Special Class program (Prep Program) at Sanford H. Calhoun High School.  Experience teaching students with severe and multiple disabilities with a focus on functional academics, functional communication, prevocational skills and/or life skills is highly preferred.  

Responsibilities:

• Daily meetings with the Job Coaches before the start of the program
• Design instruction for class periods
• Organize daily/weekly schedule
• Plan community trips with transportation department
• Create lessons and activities for job coaches to implement when teacher is not assigned 
• Supervise students at in house job sites/community job sites
• Monitor data collection to made adjustments to program
• Participate in CSEs
• Complete Vocational sections of the students’ IEP
• Maintain Career Plan and Employability Profile for each student

Permanent Substitute Teachers - Must be secondary certified 7-12 

Per-Diem Substitute Teachers available. Candidate must be secondary certified.

• Create lesson plans, assignments, and curriculum for each student, and ensure they meet state guidelines
• Provide direct and indirect instruction to students in a variety of settings, including at home, in a classroom, or in a library
• Prepare students for required assessments, and conduct formal and informal assessments of student progress
• Create a positive environment, and meet students' individual needs
• Help students reach their educational goals, and mentor them
• Communicate concerns with administration and/or school teacher

Teach adults a variety of courses as listed on the District's web page below:

BMCHD Adult Education - Click Here