Head Teacher - Landenberg School

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Job description

Description:
If teaching is your passion, then you'll enjoy being a Head Teacher. Here's your chance to supervise and support educational staff in a supportive environment.

Being a Head Teacher at Devereux has its Advantages
You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. The Head Teacher will provide supervision and support to on-site Special Education Teachers working in our Devereux Day Academy. This position is a 10 month position located in Landenberg, PA.

Salary: $58,885.05 - $67,128.96 (based on years of experience)

Shift: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm

Every day as a Head Teacher you will:

Ensure student safety

Provide support, guidance and feedback to teachers

Guide and support teachers with the development of IEP's and classroom management skills

Support the overall professional development of the teachers by implementing training, coaching, and professional development

You will be offered:

$2,000 sign-on bonus (sign-on bonus for external applicants only)

Low student-teacher ratios

Supervisor always available to support classroom teachers and staff

Extensive training in research based interventions

Classrooms equipped with state of the art technology

Unique programs that go beyond basic academic curriculum, such as: art therapy, animal care therapy, yoga, drama, life-skills and more

BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT (1st day of the 30 days)

Devereux Day Academy is a private academic school program located in Landenberg, PA. Devereux Day Academy is licensed to serve students in grades K-12 who have been identified with the following primary disabilities: Emotional Disturbance, behavioral and cognitive differences. The Devereux Day Academy is also able to help children with autism, intellectual disabilities and speech and language impairments. The core curriculum has been aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards, as well as the curricula of our partner school districts. This innovative special education programs that work in tandem with families and school districts to ensure that students can return to their local schools and communities with the tools they will need to succeed. The goal of the curriculum is to provide students with learning experiences that foster increased engagement and success through differentiated instruction, evidence-based instructional strategies, and rigorous learning expectations. Each student has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which outlines goals for skill development and the best strategies by which the student can reach his/her goals. A multi-disciplinary team, including the individual's parent(s) or guardian, regularly reviews the plan to discuss challenges, progress and adjustments to goals as appropriate. A primary focus throughout the program is the philosophy of Program-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PW-PBIS), a program-wide system of care that promotes and rewards positive behaviors, and prevents negative behaviors, to create safe, supportive living environments.

Qualifications:
EDUCATION: PDE special education certification required, master's degree preferred

Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

EXPERIENCE: Successful teaching experience working with students with emotional and behavioral challenges, experience in unit and lesson planning, experience in writing and implementing legally defensible IEPs, experiencing in administration of assessments and using data informed decision making. One year of experience preferred.

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.

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