PT Reading Specialist - Audubon School

$72,800 - $82,992/Yr

The Devereux Foundation - Norristown, PA

Part-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Norristown, PA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Reading Specialist position at Devereux PA Children's Services is a part-time role focused on providing reading intervention services to students with emotional and behavioral challenges. The role emphasizes a supportive teaching environment with low student-teacher ratios, allowing for significant impact on student outcomes. The specialist will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team and engage in various instructional and consultative activities to enhance students' reading skills.

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

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Education and/or Special Education required
• Pennsylvania Department of Education Reading Specialist Certification required
• Experience in a school teaching environment required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to lead group meetings and interface with internal and external stakeholders

Nice-to-haves

• Wilson Reading System Level I Certification preferred or willingness to obtain Wilson certification
• Experience providing specially designed instruction preferred

Benefits

• $35.00-$39.90 per hour (based upon experience)
• A multi-disciplinary supportive environment
• Opportunity to see different classrooms and work with children with various diagnoses
• Supportive teaching environment with small classes and small ratios
• ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program