Job description
The Watson Institute is hiring a full-time Special Education Teacher for the WISCA program at our Sharpsburg location, located 6 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA. This position will work Monday through Friday 8:00-4:00 pm.
At the Watson Institute, we invest in our employees personally and professionally. Check out a few of the employee benefits you’ll receive as a Watson employee:
- Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program access for employees who meet the forgiveness program requirements.
- Ongoing professional development through continued education opportunities, training, and direct staff support.
- Access to Tuition Reimbursement to pursue further education and advanced degrees.
- Excellent medical, dental, vision, and additional voluntary benefits.
- 403b retirement plan with employer contributions and match after 1 year of employment.
Description:
- Plan and conduct assessments - record and interpret assessment data
- Develop, maintain and monitor present education levels, goals objectives, success criteria and specially designed instructions for Individualized Education Programs
- Plan implement and adapt instructional activities from on-line curriculum
- Support students of all ages and abilities with the on-line curriculum
- Organize and maintain a safe and effective learning environment
- Utilize appropriate behavior management strategies and techniques
- Communicate routinely with parents and appropriate school district personnel
- Work effectively with the instructional team
- Supervise the activities of the classroom aide(s)
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree; advanced degree preferred
- PA Special Education Teaching Certification in Special Education
- Highly qualified in a secondary content area (i.e. Math, English, Science) is preferred
- Excellent skills in the use of the internet, Microsoft products and Apple products
- Two years teaching experience in special education/children with autism preferred
- Willing to be trained in working with an on-line curriculum
- Willing to be trained in Comprehensive Crisis Management and ability to use the physical management strategies taught
- The essential functions of the job described require the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling, crouching and brisk walking, and which may involve lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and material of moderate weight (40 pounds)
- Current Act 34, 114 and 151 clearances require
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $24.11 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- PA Special Education Teaching Certification (Required)
Work Location: One location
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