Special Education Teacher

Description

Position Title: Special Education Teacher

Reports to: Executive Director of Bearcat B.E.S.T

Supervises: N/A

Primary function: Under the direction of the Executive Director of the Bearcat B.E.S.T. transition program, the special education teacher will provide quality services to Bearcat B.E.S.T. program participants in the areas of functional academics, vocational training, training in the skills of independent living, and social skills. The Special Education Teacher will demonstrate a commitment to team participation in planning and implementation of student programming, including specialized instruction, tutorial assistance, and consultation with other Program and College faculty and staff.

Required Qualifications

The Special Education Teacher will possess:

• An earned master’s degree or equivalence in special education or related field with PA Instructional Certification in Special Education and Elementary Education;
• Current FBI clearance, PA Criminal Background Check and Child Abuse clearance;
• Valid PA Driver’s license.
• Knowledge of evidence-based instructional strategies;
• Knowledge of assessment and the ability to administer a variety of standardized measures.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, along with strong human relations proficiency.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Knowledge of, and preferably experience in, field research.
• Patience and the ability to manage challenging behavior.
• Time management skills
• Decision making skills
  
  

Education: An earned master’s degree or equivalence in special education or related field with PA Instructional Certification in Special Education and Elementary Education

Experience: Open

Essential Duties

• Design, plan and implement evidence-based instruction in functional academics tied to the PA Core Standards.
• Design, plan and implement evidence-based instruction in the skills of daily living.
• Design, plan and implement evidence-based instruction in social and self-advocacy skills;
• Design, plan and implement evidence-based instruction in vocational skills.
• Supervise and manage team of job coaches and student assistants.
• Assist with field research measuring the efficacy of transition programming.
• Collect data and analyze data for instructional decision-making, and for implementation of appropriate instructional and behavioral interventions.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all program participants.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with parents, school district personnel, and College faculty and staff.
• Confer with parents, administrators, school district personnel and other professionals in the development and administration of each participant’s Individualized Education/Transition Plan.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports as requested by school districts, College personnel and government agencies.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate learning targets to students.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed in a variety of settings.
• Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities as needed to maintain PA Instructional Certification, curriculum development meetings and other professional activities, including presenting at conferences.
• Drive minivan and/or 12-passenger van as needed to transport students between learning environments.
  
  

Other duties: Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of the Bearcat B.E.S.T. program.

Special challenges and environment: Employees are regularly required to sit, stand, kneel, bend, stoop, walk about campus, and ambulate steps. Additionally, for safety reasons, employees must be able to assist in possible physical interventions in order to maintain a safe learning environment. Students will be on campus, in work settings on and off campus, and in community settings.

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. It is provided as a general statement of the nature and duties of the position. The incumbent may be asked to perform other assignments of a similar nature, or related to the effective operation of the department, or as a developmental experience, as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Note: Background checks will be performed on all new hires and employment is dependent on satisifactory results.

About the Organization Saint Vincent College is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, the heritage of Benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning. Our mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at Saint Vincent College encourages the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other characteristic protected by law.