Special Education: Autistic Support
$55,021–$106,222 year
On-siteYeadon, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Develop and deliver individualized lessons focused on daily living skills, functional academics, communication, and social skills for students with developmental needs. Collaborate with educators, specialists, and parents to create, implement, and monitor Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) while ensuring compliance with state-mandated standards. Facilitate community-based instruction and transition planning to support post-secondary life, maintaining accurate records of student progress and behavioral plans. Work closely with general education teachers and related service providers to foster comprehensive support and advocate for resources that enhance the educational experience for students with autism.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- Valid Pennsylvania Certification: Special Education PK-12 or a confirmed pathway to certification
- Knowledge of PA Core Standards and Eligible Content
- Knowledge of Instructional Planning Guides as they relate to the instructional block
- Knowledge of Digital Curriculum components
- Ability to courageously lead conversations focused on equity, closing opportunity gaps, and equal access to technology-infused lessons of rigor
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parents or guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual environment
- Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and systems
- Pre-employment Paperwork Requirements: Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
- Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release (Act 168) forms
- School Personnel Health Record and TB test
- Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis
- An indoor office environment is subject to frequent interruptions
- Pushing, moving, and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment
- Clarity of vision at varying distances
- Verbal, auditory, and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
- Sitting and standing for extended periods of time
- Frequent sitting, standing, and walking
- Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies
- Lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
- Occasional bending, reaching, and stretching
- Occasional kneeling, crouching, and squatting
- Occasional pulling, pushing
Desired Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Education or a related field of study
- 2+ years of experience teaching in education environments
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