Special Education Teacher LTS (8/25/26 - 01/21/27)

About the role

Instructs students and facilitates their learning in the absence of the regular teacher. Responsible for maintaining a safe learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides classroom instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans.
• Creates a classroom that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
• Maintains a safe and orderly environment.
• Maintains established routine of the school and classroom procedures in which assigned.
• Maintains a professional appearance as an example to students.
• Remains at school the entire school day, unless otherwise instructed to leave by building principal.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains reasonable rules of conduct that encourage self-discipline and responsibility.
• Communicates effectively with parents when needed.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and times designated.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• PA Teaching Certificate
• Out of State Certificate is also encouraged to apply

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret lesson plans, technical procedures, and textbooks. Ability to write general correspondence. Ability, both orally and in writing, to present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals, administrators, parents, and students.
• Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff, and parents through oral and written communication. Ability to perform duties with awareness of corporation requirements. Ability to implement lessons based on corporation and school objectives and student needs and abilities. Ability to support a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Physical Requirements

Light work: If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the individual sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. The incumbent should be able to exert up to 20 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.