Job Description

Job Description

Do you have a passion for education and being a part of a mission-driven organization? Do you want to join a fast-growing company with excellent benefits, such as tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, and so much more?

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Green Tree School & Services in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a qualified  Special Education Teacher to teach and mentor students. As a Special Education Teacher, you will play an integral role in the success of our students while overseeing the classroom team and dynamics. This is a full-time, ten-month position to provide general classroom instruction for students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, serious Emotional Disturbance or Development Delays. 

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Effectively and proactively Supervise class structure and schedule.
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• Maintain ongoing supervision and evaluation of all students, providing timely and constructive feedback to collaborating personnel and to participate in follow-up planning.
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• Maintain documentation and vigilance of student goals and objectives, monitoring progress and reporting successes.
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• Monitor and support implementation of prescribed behavior program.
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• Effectively Supervise bus transitions, meals, recess, and other non- academic responsibilities.
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• Participate actively in staff discussions and collaborate through communication in established team meetings.
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• Implement and evaluate success of prescribed curriculum and quality instructional techniques.
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• Maintain focus on “best practices”, continuously seeking new ideas and techniques to ensure student progress.
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• Participate in planning and implementation of quality in-services.
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• Promote social responsibility and leadership of support staff and students.
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• Promote social responsibility and conflict mediation.
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• Maintain a clean and orderly classroom.
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• Display students work and stimulate student interest via bulletin boards and room displays.
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• Maintain various classroom arrangement conducive to diverse student body.
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• Ability to apply a variety of techniques and approaches to meet the range of student levels and skills.
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• Ability to individualize instruction according to cognitive and academic styles of learners.
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• Engage students in stimulating, multi-modality learning experience consistent with prescribed curriculum.
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• Use appropriate and timely verbal de-escalation techniques whenever possible.
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• Collaborate in safe physical intervention as necessary.
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• Encourage students to embrace, multicultural opportunities and experiences.
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BENEFITS

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Eligible Green Tree School & Services Employees will receive competitive pay and benefits including:

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• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Health Savings Account (HSA)
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• Company-Paid Short and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
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• Voluntary Life, Hospital, and Accident Coverage
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• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
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• Tuition Reimbursement
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• 401K with 100% vested company contribution
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• Healthcare, dependent care, and commuter Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
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• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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• Wellness Incentive Program
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• Tuition credit program for eligible dependents
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• Employee Discount Program
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• Rewards program which allows you to earn points to purchase items
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Green Tree School & Services is a non-profit state-licensed agency that provides education, therapeutic and clinical support to children with autism disorder and severe emotional disabilities. At Green Tree School & Services, all students are instructed based on their IEP goals and the appropriate state standards as defined but the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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Green Tree School & Services is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in the workplace. We are also committed to providing a drug-free, safe workplace for our employees and the students we serve. For more information about Green Tree School & Services careers and benefits, please visit our website

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To view all our open opportunities, please visit our career site at

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If you are a current New Story employee , please apply through the UKG system. Click here , log in, and navigate to “Open Opportunities” to search and apply for current open opportunities.

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EducationRequired

• Bachelors or better in Education

Licenses & CertificationsRequired

• Teacher - Gen Ed K-12

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Flexible hours,

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