Teams at Gersh Autism

Supports teachers in educating students with autism and academic, behavioral, or social deficits. Duties include adapting lessons, implementing IEPs and behavior plans, recording progress, administering assessments, collaborating with therapists and specialists, promoting safety and social development, and assisting with personal care, meals, classroom organization, and behavioral escalations. The role requires participation in training, meetings, school activities, and occasional schedule extensions.

Provides organization-wide strategic leadership for Committee on Special Education services. Oversees compliant, family-centered program delivery, educational quality, student outcomes, operational efficiency, budgets, workforce planning, district partnerships, regulatory readiness, and multidisciplinary team performance. Leads continuous improvement, talent development, growth initiatives, and stakeholder relationships while ensuring alignment with special education requirements and organizational goals.

Provides nursing care for students in a Bronx autism school, including assessments, first aid, medication administration, screenings, emergency and individual health plans, confidential records, family communication, referrals, counseling, and collaboration with school staff and healthcare agencies. Requires supporting students with special healthcare needs, responding to safety or behavioral incidents, and occasionally lifting or physically assisting students. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.