Special Education Teacher

Melmark Overview

Melmark is a nonprofit organization providing clinically-sophisticated evidence-based special education, residential, vocational, and therapeutic services for children and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, developmental and intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, medical complexities, and other neurological and genetic disorders.

Special Education Teacher Overview

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for providing educational instruction to assigned students in a structured classroom environment designed to promote intellectual, emotional and social growth. Teachers will develop teaching plans that are appropriate to the ages and populations served, specifically children and adolescents (ages 5-22 years) with emotional, developmental and/or behavioral needs. The teacher position requires that staff be aware that students who are served may exhibit aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior. Students served may have had multiple treatment failures prior to this placement. Teachers are expected to implement highly technical clinical and teaching programs that require teachers to be constantly alert and ready to respond to student's needs. Classroom Teachers are responsible for the development and implementation of all academic programming, as well as clinical programming, of all assigned students.


Schedule Information

• Monday- Friday 8am-4:30p
• Year-round school program

Salary Information

• Level 1 SPED teacher cert or emergency cert with bachelors degree: $61,360.00 (+) based on years of experience
• Level 1 SPED teacher with masters degree: $65, 520.00 (+) based on years of experience
• Level 2 SPED teacher cert or masters degree plus BCBA: $71,760.00 (+) based on years of experience

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree
• Special Education K-12 teacher certification issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education
• A valid US driver's license and a minimum age of twenty-one (21) years old. Must be capable of attaining approved Melmark driver status.
• Prefer at least one to two (1-2) years' experience with specialized populations. Experience or interest in the principles and application of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Special Education Teacher Responsibilities

• Maintains Level of Supervision (LOS) for assigned individual(s) at all times and ensures that all classroom staff follow assigned LOS. Designates or changes assigned students based on each student's needs and/ or if assigned LOS cannot be maintained for any length of time.
• Implements all procedures as written in each individual's Behavior Support Plan and/or Protocol Summary.
• Accurately collects data on all targeted behaviors for acceleration and declaration on assigned student(s) as indicated in Behavior Support Plan and/or Protocol Summary
• Creates student-specific daily schedules, location schedules, reinforcement schedules or task boards appropriate to each student's individual needs. Ensures that all visual supports are neat, organized, and updated with all necessary items at all times.
• Responds appropriately during crisis (i.e., utilizing only approved crisis management techniques, being calm and composed, or acting quickly to protect others) as indicated in the crisis prevention training curriculum or each student's Behavior Support Plan (BSP).
• Attends biweekly review meetings for all assigned student, as specified by the review schedule. Ensures coverage of meeting when unavoidable conflicts exist.
• Summarizes academic data, presents data during review meetings and develops proposals about any necessary changes based on progress or lack of progress on goals.
• Creates teaching plan for each IEP goal as soon as the IEP document is finalized.
• Implements all procedures as written in each individual's Teaching Plans. Ensure that all education staff are also trained to proficiency on the implementation and data collection of all teaching plans.
• Accurately collects data and ensures that classroom staff collect data for all Teaching Plans at the time of the instructional session.
• Authors and ensures that quarterly reports and ESY report are submitted to supervising Behavior Analyst by assigned due date, per each student's IEP annual date.
• Provides classroom staff with appropriate supervision including feedback tool implementation and delivery of supervision tools according to schedules of implementation.

Benefits

• Work with a nationally known leader in quality-driven initiatives
• Generous Paid Time Off Benefits including Vacation, Holiday and Sick!
• Melmark Sponsored Pension Plan AND 403(b) with employer matching
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care
• Life, AD&D, and Disability insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous Student Loan Reimbursement
• Professional Conference and Research Opportunities
• Onsite CEUs at no cost to employees

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