The Watson Institute is hiring a full-time Special Education Teacher at the Education Center South, a special education school that serves students ages 5-21, located in Bridgeville, PA. This position will be available at the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
Location: 230 Hickory Grade Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, following the school calendar (optional summer program)
Job Benefits:
• Qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Ongoing professional development through continued education opportunities, training, and direct staff support.
• Access to Tuition Reimbursement to pursue further education and advanced degrees.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and additional voluntary benefits.
• 403b retirement plan with employer contributions and match after 1 year of employment.
Responsibilities:
• Plan and conduct assessments
• Record and interpret assessment data
• Develop, maintain and monitor present education levels, goals, objectives, success criteria and specially designed instructions for Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
• Plan, implement and adapt instructional activities
• Organize and maintain a safe and effective learning environment
• Utilize appropriate behavior management strategies and techniques
• Communicate routinely with parents and appropriate school district personnel
• Work effectively within a transdisciplinary educational team
• Participate in Education Center activities
• Supervise the activities of the classroom aide(s)
• Other duties as assigned
Required Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to organize and present written and verbal information about students
• Ability to organize the learning environment of students
• Ability to work as a transdisciplinary team member
• Ability to manage students’ behavior
• Ability to plan and implement student instruction
• Ability to supervise paraprofessional staff
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education
• PA Special Education Teaching certification in mentally and physically handicapped or specific exceptionality/area
• Two years’ teaching experience in special education preferred
• Most tasks require oral communication, visual and hearing perception, and the ability to get around the classrooms, cafeteria, gym, campus, etc.
• Supervise students during emergency drills, play periods and community-based instruction
• The ability to keep up with running children and/or to lift, position or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task
• The essential functions of the job described herein require the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling, crouching and brisk walking, which may involve lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and material of moderate weight (40 pounds)
• Ability to physically restrain students for their safety and the safety of others
• Current PA Acts, 34, 114 and 151 Clearances required
• Pre-employment medical examination, including a tuberculosis test required
The Watson Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $46,500.00 per year
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends
Application Question(s):
• Please list the best email address to reach you:
Education:
• Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
• special education teaching: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
• PA teaching certification in Special Education (Required)
Ability to Commute:
• Bridgeville, PA 15017 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
• Bridgeville, PA 15017: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Location: Bridgeville, PA
Posted: Sept. 24, 2024, 11:11 p.m.
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