STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

State School Teacher- Special Education

Certification #165, #065 or #265 Required

Recruitment #230316-8039T4-001

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Introduction


Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling career?
If so, we have a terrific opportunity for you!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is looking to hire qualified individuals for the position of Special Education State School Teacher at Correctional Facilities throughout the State. Connecticut Department of Correction 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.

Position Highlights
The positions are located at Manson Youth Institution in Cheshire and a position to be worked at both Bridgeport Correctional Center and New Haven Correctional Center.  

This is a full-time, 35 hour per week position (Monday-Friday), 12 month position on first shift. We may have additional openings at Correctional Facilities across the state; placement will be based on the candidate's education endorsement and department needs.

Candidates hired will be expected to attend a fourteen (14) week Department of Correction Training Academy.

Examples of Duties
  • Actively participates in the PPT process and provides data on annual goals and objectives.               
  • Participates with transition planning. 
  • Prioritizing safety and security as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens, and offenders.                                                                                   
  • Teaching Special Education Interventions.
  • Developing educational plans for individuals and groups. 
  • Setting short and long-term goals and evaluating student progress.
  • Participating in planning team meetings and case review conferences to assess student behavior.
  • Holding conferences with parents or officials concerned with student performance.
  • Relating to professionals in ancillary educational roles.
  • Maintaining student records and writing reports.
  • Modeling best Teaching practices.  
State of Connecticut employees participate in a competitive benefits plan that includes: 
  • Excellent health and dental coverage
  • Participation in a hybrid retirement plan which provides a retirement benefit.
  • Option to maintain State of CT Teacher Retirement Plan or enroll in the State Employee Retirement System. 
  • Sick and personal leave.
  • Five (5) weeks of scheduled vacation time.
  • We encourage a healthy work/life balance to all employees.
Discover the opportunity to: 
  • To work for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
  • Engage in a rewarding career.
  • Assist our employees so they can achieve success.
  • Make a difference in the public sector.
  • Work together in a collaborative team environment.  
About Us
The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.

DOC is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 14 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.

DOC is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.
For an inside look at what it is like to work as a State of Connecticut employee, check out the video below!

Selection Plan

This position may require you to prepare a lesson plan presentation as part of the interview process. Candidates selected for this position will be required to attend the Academy.

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.
  • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
  • 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.
Questions about this position should be directed to Nick Naples at nicholas.naples@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

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

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Teaching Endorsement #165 Comprehensive Special Education, Grades K-12 (formally #065 or #265)
  • Experience participating in the PPT process; 
  • Experience providing data on annual goals and objectives; 
  • Experience with Transition Planning; 
  • Experience with the CT Special Education Data Systems (CT-SEDS) to create, develop, review and revise IEPs.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Employment in this class is conditional upon possession of a valid Connecticut State Board of Education teaching certificate appropriate to the teaching assignment.
2. 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.





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