Special Education Teacher

Company: Green Tree School
Location: Levittown
Posted on: June 7, 2021

Job Description:

Green Tree School & Services (GTSS) is a non-profit state licensed agency that provides education, therapeutic and clinical support to children ages 5-21 with Autism Disorder and severe Emotional Disability 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 searching for a Special 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.

Summary: 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibility:

• 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 Employees will receive:

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Employee Discount Programs
• 401k options, Paid school holidays, and paid time off.

Green Tree School & Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

All decisions related to employment will be determined by the employee's ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

For more information about Green Tree School & Services please visit our website: www.greentreeschool.org

Experience

• 1 year(s): Teaching

Education

• Bachelors or better in Education or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• Teacher - Spec. Ed.

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