Special Education Teacher

Description

Are you looking to join a team of teaching professionals who focus on the whole child?

Are you interested in working in a school that offers a small, neighborhood feel to its school community?

If you answered YES, then consider joining Devereux Team!

The Special Education Teacher working in the Avon Grove Charter Early Learning Center (1769 New London Rd, Landenberg, PA 19350) will develop and provide specialized instruction.

Under the direction of the Vice President of Educational Services, the supplemental Special Education Teacher develops and provides specialized instruction to students with special needs in Grades 4 to 6, establishes a supportive learning environment, evaluates and assesses student progress relative to instructional objectives, provides guidance to support to general education teachers, and coordinates delivery of special education services contained in each student’s IEP.

This position will be on assignment in the Avon Grove Charter School District.

This position will have support from Devereux’s Center for Effective Schools (CES). The center is a non-profit research and training center dedicated to building the capacity of schools and other child-serving institutions to better serve children and adolescents with learning needs.

This mission is accomplished through training, consultation and applied research. The CES is a division of Devereux’s Institute of Clinical and Professional Training and Research.

Established in 1999, the CES is located in King of Prussia, PA, just outside of Philadelphia. From its inception, the primary focus of the organization was and continues to be addressing the needs of children with and at risk for EBD and their families by promoting effective practices, informed by scientific evidence, to improve lives. Learn more at .

You will be offered :

• Specialized training opportunities including Positive Behavior Intervention Supports, Aimsweb Progress monitoring, Safe & Positive Approaches and IEP Writer.
• Growth and Development Opportunities include Act 48 Credits and Tuition Reimbursement for employees seeking to expand their expertise.
• We offer opportunities to service on school committees, campus comities and center wide opportunities that provide colloquial work with other disciplines.
• The School setting offers a structured milieu where support is needed for students both academically and behaviorally.
• Working in an educational setting can offer opportunities to work with residential staff, clinical staff, nurses and many other on-site staff.

Frequent visits from outside agencies and school districts offer multiple networking opportunities

BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT (1st day of the 1st pay period after 30 days).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in educaton, special Education or similar area of study required. Master’s degree in Special Education preferred.
• PA Special Education Teacher certification nice to have. We do provide Emergency Certification.
• Eligible for all Pa school-based clearances.

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