Kindergarten Special Educator (Push-In/Push-Out Model)

Job overview

The Kindergarten Special Educator (Push-In/Push-Out Model) role is onsite in New York, NY, with compensation described as commensurate with experience. Manhattan Day School, a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school on the Upper West Side, is seeking an educator for its Kindergarten team. The educator provides individualized and small-group academic support and targeted interventions, while helping students develop executive functioning, behavior, and emotional regulation skills. Collaboration with classroom teachers, specialists, administrators, and families supports student learning goals and the school’s relationship-based early childhood program.

What you'll do

• Provide individualized and small-group academic support inside and outside the classroom. Design and implement targeted interventions aligned with student learning goals. Support executive functioning skills and implement proactive, skill-building behavior plans. Collaborate with teachers, specialists, administrators, and families
• monitor student progress and maintain documentation
• participate in team meetings, professional development, and school-wide initiatives.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

kindergarten special educator

push-in/push-out model

new york ny

manhattan day school

special education

early childhood

academic support

behavior management

executive functioning

emotional regulation

student interventions

family collaboration

$75,000–$90,000 per year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires New York State Special Education certification; a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Special Education is required, with a master’s preferred.

About the employer

Manhattan Day School is hiring for this role. Industry: Elementary and Secondary Schools. Sector: 61.