Reading Specialist - Day Academy Landenberg

About the role

Are you looking for a supportive teaching environment with low student-teacher ratios and the ability to make a significant impact on student outcomes? Do you want to join a multi-disciplinary team with a strengths-based approach, emphasizing applied behavior analysis and positive behavior supports? If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux PA Children's Services team!

Responsibilities

• Provide reading intervention services directly to students in individual and group settings
• Maintain progress monitoring and data to support growth of students
• Conduct screenings and provide diagnostic results of student's reading levels and needs
• Attend IEP meetings and report on student progress
• Provide consultation specific to reading instruction including modeling, observations and coaching to teachers and teacher's assistants
• Work collaboratively with the leadership of the schools and the student's IEP team to provide a continuum of reading instruction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education and/or Special Education required
• Pennsylvania Department of Education Reading Specialist Certification required
• Wilson Reading System Level I Certification preferred or willingness to obtain Wilson certification
• Experience in a school teaching environment required
• Experience providing specially designed instruction preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to lead group meetings and interface with internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

• Multi-disciplinary supportive environment
• Supportive teaching environment with small classes and small ratios
• Staff use a strengths-based approach emphasizing positive behavioral supports
• ASCEND – Career Accelerator Program
• Comprehensive health and welfare program including medical, dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day)
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit
• Voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.