Special Education Teacher

Child Guidance Resource•Haverford Township, PA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education teacher will work in the elementary emotional support private school setting. The teacher provides a nurturing environment for children to maintain academic instruction while learning pro-social skills. The teacher is responsible for the implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)/Comprehensive Evaluation Report (CER) for each student in CGRC’s Elementary Education Services. The teacher is responsible for daily lesson plans that incorporate Common Core teaching standards for Pennsylvania. CGRC’s Elementary Education Services (EES) Program is a licensed, private Special Education School for children in grades K-8 in Delaware County who are struggling in their public school classroom. Our school is a structured academic environment, much like mainstream classrooms, and teaches an academic curriculum but with a strong emphasis on social, emotional, and behavioral development. The goal for every child in our Elementary Education Services (EES) is to learn the skills necessary to return successfully to his/her own public school district. Our structured academic environment combined with group therapy, individual counseling, and on-site psychiatric services provides the safe and supportive environment students need. If you’re looking for the opportunity to have a rewarding experience with a direct impact on positive growth and development, share and expand your competencies, apply your knowledge in advancing students, EES is for you!

Requirements

State certification in Special Education is required.

Responsibilities

Develop IEP’s for each child and attend ongoing reviews for the child.
Develop, plan, and facilitate weekly thematic units to meet the child’s IEP goals.
Complete progress monitoring on all assigned clients.
Develop and implement the behavior modification program in assigned classroom.
Provide individual/group instruction to children enrolled in the CGRC program.
Demonstrate therapeutic relationship skills including an understanding of boundary issues and confidentiality.
Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings relating to an individual child, including case review meetings to access, provide, or coordinate mental health and education services for the client.