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Lead Teacher; Day School Pittsburgh
Job in
Ingomar, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 15127, USA
Listed on 2026-06-02
Listing for:
Pressley Ridge
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Elementary School, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Teacher, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Ingomar
Title: Lead Teacher(Day School Pittsburgh)
Job Category: Education
Requisition Number: LEADT
004219
Job Type: Full-Time
Pittsburgh, PA, 15214, United States
Description
Pressley Ridge Benefits
The well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. At Pressley Ridge, we strive to provide the most competitive and comprehensive employee benefit programs that are affordable and help you and your family achieve and maintain your best possible health.
- Medical coverage available with a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match
- Prescription coverage
- Dental and vision plans
- Patient advocate and Medicare specialists available at no cost
- Dependent Care Flexible Savings Account
- Wellness incentive (up to $250)
- 403b with up to 9% employer give/match
- Free life insurance and AD&D
- Paid sick time (up to 15 days)
- Paid holidays including a birthday holiday
- Tuition reimbursement (if applicable)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Position Summary
The Lead Teacher will participate on a regular basis in the direct instruction of students and will participate in the same professional development activities as Special Education Teachers and/or Teachers of the Deaf/hard of hearing. The Lead Teacher is responsible for organizing and implementing curriculum and instructional programming. The Lead Teacher will meet the duties of teaching as outlined by the program.
The Lead Teacher is also responsible for assisting in the development of standards-based curriculum and assessment opportunities, research-based instructional methods, aligning materials and resources to curriculum outcomes, diagnostic testing, and other teacher leadership responsibilities.
Essential Responsibilities
- Will act as a resource for classroom support.
- Co-teaches with other classroom or instructional staff in all subject areas (lead & support, station teaching, parallel teaching, alternative teaching [small group, supplemental, re-teaching, enrichment] and team teaching).
- Assist the Program Director in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the peer tutoring program.
- With the teaching staff, identify students who could benefit from additional academic tutoring and conduct small group tutoring sessions.
- Identifies and selects appropriate academic goals.
- Efficiently and effectively select materials for tutoring sessions.
- Provides consistent feedback to students for academic performance.
- Provides maximum amount of instruction time during tutoring sessions.
- Integrates experiential education into tutoring instruction.
- Instruct students who need reading intervention, using Read 180.
- Assist the Program Director in the development and maintenance of the curriculum lab by reviewing, evaluating, and selecting new materials for the lab.
- Report, monitor and review KTEA-III scores to measure overall academic progress of students and program effectiveness.
- Actively implement components of all Re-ED values in the school, home, and community settings.
- Design and annually review Individualized Education Plans (I.E.P.s) for students and complete students transition planning for all students who are at transition age.
- Use standardized academic assessment methods to determine the achievement levels of each student within four (4) weeks of his/her entry to the program, yearly thereafter, and within one (1) month prior to a student’s discharge from the program. testing will occur at other times on an as needed basis.
- Provide consultation to teaching staff regarding interpretation and use of assessment information to formulate teaching objectives and activities.
- Administer statewide testing (PSSA, PASA, and Keystone exams) at designated times to identify students during the school year.
- Assist with the setting up and monitoring of the classroom diagnostic tools and scholastic inventories.
- Instruct students in all areas specified in I.E.P. through individual or group instruction.
- Correct academic work in all areas specified on the I.E.P.
- Teach subject area aligned to Pennsylvania State Standards.
- Maintain frequent informal communication with team members and families regarding student programming and progress.
- Receive supervision.
- Receive supervision from and actively communicate with supervisor on an ongoing basis throughout the week by phone, email, written message and when possible, in person regarding program matters.
- Supervise staff directly or their supervisors depending upon the personnel actions including action plans, hiring, terminations, recruitment, vacation and sick day requests. Ensures that program staffing is qualified and provides continued safety of children served with high rates of success/program completion.
- Design daily/weekly individual and group lesson plans for students.
- Assist the Program Director in the planning and implementation of all school- wide extracurricular activities.
- Provide consultation to all teaching and supervisory staff in the areas of teaching materials and methods.
- With the…
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