Reading Specialist - Brandywine School

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Job description

Description:
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! We are currently seeking a Reading Specialist who excels working with children with emotional support and behavioral health needs. This position will support both of our approved private school located in West Chester, PA 390 E. Boot Road . The Reading Specialist position is Full Time, Monday-Friday, 41 week position, which follows the school schedule.

Every day as a Reading Specialist you will:

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

You will be offered:

Compensation: $63,000 - $71,820 /yr (based on experience)

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

A multi-disciplinary supportive environment - great for those new to the field!

The opportunity to see different classrooms and work with children with various diagnoses.

A supportive teaching environment - small classes and small ratios.

Staff throughout school use a strengths-based approach emphasizing positive behavioral supports.

Benefit Eligibility after 30 days of employment (1st day of the 1st pay period after 30 days).

The Brandywine School located in West Chester, PA offers education curriculum to children functioning at all grade levels. A multi-sensory educational strategy is used at all schools, employing traditional instruction, hands-on and independent learning, as well as technology, to individualize a student's progress in all academic areas, particularly math and reading. The transition from school to career, and all of the necessary interrelated skills, are a main focus of the school program. Devereux's approved private schools offer high quality, 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. Children and young adults may come to Devereux as a day student, or as a part of residential treatment. 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.

Qualifications:
EDUCATION: 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: 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.

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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