Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Green Tree School

Upper Darby, PA 19082

Posted 8 months ago

  • Job Type(s)

    Full Time
  • Industry

    Education, Training
  • Job Description

    Special Education Teacher

    Do you have a passion for education and being a part of a mission-driven organization? Do you want to join a fast-growing company with excellent benefits, such as tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, and so much more?

    Green Tree School & Services in Philadelphia, PA is seeking aqualifiedSpecial Education Teacher to teach and mentor students. As a Special Education Teacher, you will play an integral role in the success of our students while overseeing the classroom team and dynamics. This is a full-time, ten-month position to provide general classroom instruction for students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, serious Emotional Disturbance or Development Delays.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Effectively and proactively Supervise class structure and schedule.
    • Maintain ongoing supervision and evaluation of all students, providing timely and constructive feedback to collaborating personnel and to participate in follow-up planning.
    • Maintain documentation and vigilance of student goals and objectives, monitoring progress and reporting successes.
    • Monitor and support implementation of prescribed behavior program.
    • Effectively Supervise bus transitions, meals, recess, and other non- academic responsibilities.
    • Participate actively in staff discussions and collaborate through communication in established team meetings.
    • Implement and evaluate success of prescribed curriculum and quality instructional techniques.
    • Maintain focus on best practices, continuously seeking new ideas and techniques to ensure student progress.
    • Participate in planning and implementation of quality in-services.
    • Promote social responsibility and leadership of support staff and students.
    • Promote social responsibility and conflict mediation.
    • Maintain a clean and orderly classroom.
    • Display students work and stimulate student interest via bulletin boards and room displays.
    • Maintain various classroom arrangement conducive to diverse student body.
    • Ability to apply a variety of techniques and approaches to meet the range of student levels and skills.
    • Ability to individualize instruction according to cognitive and academic styles of learners.
    • Engage students in stimulating, multi-modality learning experience consistent with prescribed curriculum.
    • Use appropriate and timely verbal de-escalation techniques whenever possible.
    • Collaborate in safe physical intervention as necessary.
    • Encourage students to embrace, multicultural opportunities and experiences.

    BENEFITS

    Eligible Green Tree School & Services Employees will receive competitive pay and benefits including:

    • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Health Savings Account (HSA)
    • Company-Paid Short and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
    • Voluntary Life, Hospital, and Accident Coverage
    • Generous paid time off and paid holidays
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • 401K with 100% vested company contribution
    • Healthcare, dependent care, and commuter Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Wellness Incentive Program
    • Tuition credit program for eligible dependents
    • Employee Discount Program
    • Rewards program which allows you to earn points to purchase items

    Green Tree School & Services is a non-profit state-licensed agency that provides education, therapeutic and clinical support to children with autism disorder and severe emotional disabilities. At Green Tree School & Services, all students are instructed based on their IEP goals and the appropriate state standards as defined but the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

    Green Tree School & Services is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in the workplace. We are also committed to providing a drug-free, safe workplace for our employees and the students we serve. For more information about Green Tree School & Services careers and benefits, please visit our website www.greentreeschool.org

    To view all our open opportunities, please visit our career site athttps://newstoryjobs.com/.

    If you are a current New Story employee, please apply through the UKG system. Click here, log in, and navigate to Open Opportunities to search and apply for current open opportunities.

    Experience

    Preferred
    • 1 year(s): Teaching

    Education

    Required
    • Bachelors or better in Education

    Licenses & Certifications

    Required
    • Teacher - Gen Ed K-12

    Skills

    Required
    • Classroom Management
    • Crisis Intervention
    • Lesson Plan Development
    • Student Information System
  • Job Benefit(s)

    Life Insurance Flexible Spending Account Health Savings Account Employee Assistance Program Paid Holidays Paid time off Tuition Reimbursement