Substitute - Pde Certified

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit

Postings current as of 10/2/2025 1:11:06 PM CST.

Substitute Teacher job information and general qualifications are listed below. The position is for a PDE certified substitute teacher in the Special Education setting.

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for planning and preparation, classroom environment, and implementation of instruction in the Special Education classroom.

The Special Education Teacher shall be directly responsible to the Supervisor of Special Programs and Services assigned to his/her program.

Education/Experience
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• PDE certification in Special Education.

Skills/Knowledge
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• Demonstrates a proficient understanding and utilization of Microsoft Office Suite and other software packages for use in the Special Program and Services Department.
• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with external and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain complete confidentiality.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated by patience, understanding, and congeniality.
• Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates organizational skills and time management skills, providing for productivity, accuracy, and attention to detail in the carrying out of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to implement and comply with PA Individual Education Program process.
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize assigned tasks.
• Completes tasks with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently and maintain departmental deadlines.
• Demonstrates the ability to make professional decisions.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead and mentor all staff working with special needs students.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide training on the equipment/materials, as needed, to the student/staff involved.
• Demonstrates accurate knowledge of state standards, as it relates to special needs students.
• Demonstrates a philosophy of lifelong learning.
• Proficient in the use of technology to communicate with students, parents, staff, administrators, and community members.
• Possesses the skills to provide the highest level of customer service, with patience and knowledge of the department’s services.
• Ability to attend work regularly at assigned work hours subject to lawful leave rights and responsibilities.

• Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, lift, reach, and communicate (vision, hearing, and speech) to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.
• Ability to independently ambulate in and around work areas.
• Ability to travel to and from assigned work locations without employer support.
• Ability to exhibit appropriate manual dexterity to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.
• Ability to conduct a safety restraint protocol which requires: a normal degree of flexibility; the ability to stand, walk, run, and shuffle for at least several minutes; the ability to kneel on one and two knees and then stand up; the ability to bend the trunk at 45 degrees and twist to either side; the ability to grasp firmly and raise hands above the head;
  
  the ability to learn and correctly demonstrate multi-step physical skills.

The Special Education Teacher will have the authority to perform all functions listed below in accordance with established policies and procedures.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function/duty/responsibility at acceptable standards. In accordance with both state and/or federal law, reasonable accommodations will be considered upon employee request.

Essential
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• Provides an appropriate Individualized Educational Program for each student, including the development and implementation of an IEP that demonstrates knowledge of content and pedagogy, students, and resources.
• Selects instructional outcomes and designs coherent instruction for…