Special Education Teacher

Vista Autism Services•Hershey, PA

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About The Position

The Special Education Teacher plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for students in a variety of educational settings. They are responsible for creating and guiding a learning environment that provides specialized instruction, such that the students benefit from the curriculum and classroom structure to the greatest extent possible, with input from a variety of other team members in a collaborative manner. This position leads the development and delivery of the Individualized Education Plan and progress reporting on defined student goals and objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an education-related subject required
Special Education Certification from the Commonwealth of PA required
Continuing education and certification requirements required
Satisfactory completion of Safe and Positive Approaches Training required
Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements
Demonstrates strong leadership abilities and organizational skills
Effectively manages multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines
Problem solves in a positive manner to analyze issues and create action plans

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Special Education highly desired
Minimum 1-3 years of experience directing other people within a small work unit preferred
Experience working with individuals with Autism using principles of ABA highly desired
CPR and First Aid Certification highly desired

Responsibilities

Employs special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of the student as defined in the Individualized Education Plans (“IEP”)
Plans the instructional and staffing arrangement and assignments within the classroom for the school day as well as long term classroom instructional planning
Adapts classroom work to provide students with instructional materials that address the IEP within established lesson plans, and differentiate individualized needs within group learning contexts
Administers developmental testing programs and subject specific assessments for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing the IEP
Teaches socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the student’s IEP and treatment plans, by employing techniques of Applied Behavior Analysis
Assesses and creates data collection systems to collect data and update student programs routinely for meaningful progress for each learner
Implements curriculum (academic, social) within the classroom with fidelity and facilitates the training of classroom staff with teacher programs and academic curriculum
Provides direct supervision of the direct support behavioral services classroom staff (LBT, BT, and EBS) in conjunction with the Behavior Consultants and Program Coordinators
Provides coaching to all team members in a supportive and collaborative manner and receives and implements coaching and feedback
Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of a community resources to improve the quality of student outcomes and achieve established classroom objectives
Maintains accurate and complete student records (attendance, special education paperwork, etc.) and prepares reports, as required by laws, organizational policies, and administrative regulations
Monitors students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, campus locations, community outings, transition back to LRE, etc.) to provide a safe and positive learning environment
Completes other duties as assigned