Do you enjoy utilizing your skills to impact children and adolescents in a classroom setting? Are you looking for a collaborative environment to share your passion for helping others?
If you answered, Yes, then consider working as a PT Instructional Support Specialist in our Devereux Brandywine School, located in West Chester, PA!
Being a PT Instructional Support Specialist at Devereux has its Advantages
You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. This position will support teacher's direction by providing assistance with academic, social, and behavioral needs of assigned clients. You will assist in the implementation of a basic educational programming and performing duties as directed by the building administrator or classroom teacher inclusive of individual tutoring or one-on-one support for a student with special needs.
Schedule: Up to 32 hours per week with flexibility during the hours that school is in session
Every day as a PT Instructional Support Specialist you will:
Ensure the health and safety of youth in the schoolProvide assistance with academic, social and behavioral needs.Support the teacher and administration's direction while supporting youth and reporting progress daily.Support and reinforce PBIS goals and objectivesYou will be offered:
Pay rate: $19.50 - $22.23/hr (based upon experience)Sign on Bonus- $500 (Sign on bonus for external applicants only)Tuition Assistance for those seeking higher educationOn-going training opportunities to include: internal training in the behavioral health-care field and additional job-related training and conferences.Best available, highest quality, low-cost benefit options- A stable national non-profit employer that offers a strong support system and is forward-thinking in their clinical practice and research.ASCEND - Career Accelerator ProgramThe 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.
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QualificationsEDUCATION: High School Diploma required. Associates Degree or completion of two years of post-secondary education from an accredited college or university preferred.
EXPERIENCE: Previous experience working in a special education or behavioral healthcare setting with students with severe/complex behavioral/emotional issues 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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