| Location | Langhorne, PA |
Job Description
Job Summary The Special Education Teacher is responsible for the design and implementation of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each student assigned to the classroom.
Responsibilities • Responsible for assessing the functioning level of each student and for developing and implementing goals and objectives based on this assessment. • Responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of the program and participating in the clients interdisciplinary team. • Responsible for the design and implementation of an IEP for each student assigned to the classroom. • Responsible for assessing the functioning level of each student and for developing and implementing goals and objectives. • Responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of the program and participating in the students interdisciplinary IEP team meeting. • Maintains and utilizes adaptive and assistive equipment and devices. • Prepares and implements daily written lesson plans. • Maintains a positive, safe, healthy, and controlled learning environment, ensuring supervision of all assigned students. • Directs activities of instructional aides and assures implementation of established instructional procedures. • Responsible for maintaining this certification and for maintaining and developing professional skills by participating in appropriate training sessions and/or courses. • Responsible for directing and coaching all staff members in the classroom.
Qualifications Either a Bachelors or Masters degree. Possession of a current Pennsylvania Professional Certificate in Special Education. Accepted certifications include: • Special Education PK-8 • Special Education 7-12 • Special Education PK-12 • Special Education N-12.
Experience in developing and implementing special education programs and classroom management for students with developmental disabilities or related experience is preferred.
About Woods Services
Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that, along with its six affiliate organizations, provides life-long innovative, comprehensive, and integrated health education, housing, workforce, behavioral health, and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral, and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs.
Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents and provides outpatient and day programs.