PA Certified Special Education Teacher

Overview

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• PTO
  - Paid time off
• On-site medical center
• 403b retirement plan
• Continuing education programs
• Tuition assisted program
• Career growth opportunities

Starting at $61500 / year - Up to $5000 Sign On Bonus

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for the design and implementation of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each student assigned to classroom.

• Assess the functioning level of each student and develop and implement goals and objectives based on this assessment.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the program and participate in the clientu
  2019s interdisciplinary team.
• Design and implement an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each student assigned to the classroom.
• Maintain adaptive/assistive equipment and devices.
• Prepare and implement daily written lesson plans.
• Maintain a positive, safe, healthy and controlled learning environment; ensure supervision of all assigned students.
• Direct activities of instructional aides and assure implementation of established instructional procedures.
• Maintain certification and develop professional skills by participating in appropriate training sessions or courses.
• Direct and coach all staff members in the classroom.

• Either a Bachelor's or Master’s degree.
• Possession of a current Pennsylvania Professional Certificate in Special Education (Accepted certifications include Special Education PK-8, Special Education 7-12, Special Education PK-12, or Special Education N-12).
• Experience in developing and implementing special education programs and classroom management for students with developmental disabilities or related experience is preferred.

Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs.

Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents, and provides outpatient and day programs.