Reading Specialist - Day Academy Landenberg

Devereux • Landenberg, PA

1d • $63,000 - $71,820 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for a supportive teaching environment with low student-teacher ratios and the ability to make a significant impact on student outcomes? Do you want to join a multi-disciplinary team with a strengths-based approach, emphasizing applied behavior analysis and positive behavior supports?
If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux PA Children's Services team! We are currently seeking a Certified Reading Specialist who excels working with children who have challenging behaviors in a classroom setting. This position will support our approved private school for an emotional support and behavioral health population located at [20 McMaster Blvd, Landenberg, PA 19350].
The Reading Specialist position is Full-Time, Monday-Friday
Devereux Day Academy is a private academic school program located in Landenberg, PA. Devereux Day Academy is licensed to serve students in grades K-12 who have been identified with the following primary disabilities: Emotional Disturbance, behavioral and cognitive differences. The Devereux Day Academy is also able to help children with autism, intellectual disabilities and speech and language impairments. The core curriculum has been aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards, as well as the curricula of our partner school districts. This innovative special education programs that work in tandem with families and school districts to ensure that students can return to their local schools and communities with the tools they will need to succeed. The goal of the curriculum is to provide students with learning experiences that foster increased engagement and success through differentiated instruction, evidence-based instructional strategies, and rigorous learning expectations. Each student has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which outlines goals for skill development and the best strategies by which the student can reach his/her goals. A multi-disciplinary team, including the individual’s parent(s) or guardian, regularly reviews the plan to discuss challenges, progress and adjustments to goals as appropriate. A primary focus throughout the program is the philosophy of Program-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PW-PBIS), a program-wide system of care that promotes and rewards positive behaviors, and prevents negative behaviors, to create safe, supportive living environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education and /or Special Education required.
• Pennsylvania Department of Education Reading Specialist Certification required.
• Experience in a school teaching environment required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to lead group meetings and interface with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Wilson Reading System Level I Certification preferred or willingness to obtain Wilson certification.
• Experience providing specially designed instruction preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide reading intervention services directly to students in individual and group settings
• Maintain progress monitoring and data to support growth of students
• Conduct screenings and provide diagnostic results of student's reading levels and needs
• Attend IEP meetings and report on student progress
• Provide consultation specific to reading instruction including modeling, observations and coaching to teachers and teacher's assistants
• Work collaboratively with the leadership of the schools and the student's IEP team to provide a continuum of reading instruction

Benefits

• $63,000 -$71,820 (based upon experience)
• A multi-disciplinary supportive environment - great for those new to the field!
• A supportive teaching environment - small classes and small ratios.
• Staff throughout school use a strengths-based approach emphasizing positive behavioral supports.
• ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program
• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees