Reading Specialist - Mapleton School

$63,000 - $71,820/Yr

Devereux - Malvern, PA

Full-time

Malvern, PA

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About the position

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 at [655 Sugartown Road, Malvern, PA 19355]. The Reading Specialist position is Full Time, Monday-Friday, 41 week position which follows the school schedule.

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

• 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
• Benefit Eligibility after 30 days of employment (1st day of the 1st pay period after 30 days)
• ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program