Description

Position: Special Education Teacher

Salary: 60,000/Annually!

Location: PLEA School in Homestead, PA

Schedule: Full time Special Education Teachers work during the school calendar (10-months)

PLEA is Hiring a Special Education Teacher for its School Based Partial Hospital Program!

As a Special Education Teacher at PLEA, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. Hours worked will be based on the school calendar.

We offer:

• Experience working in a classroom with low student to staff ratios.

• Opportunities to work with children with developmental disabilities and helping them to achieve their highest potential.

• Time off benefits that include three (3) paid personal days and accrued health management leave.

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!

The Special Education Teacher plays a critical role in providing instruction and mental health support in a therapeutic classroom setting. The position is instrumental in implementing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for academic, social, and daily living skills development, as well as behavioral health. The teacher will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide an integrated and comprehensive program of support to meet the unique needs of each student.

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux/TCV and PLEA are proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

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Qualifications

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :

Qualifications

• Understanding and agreement with the philosophy and objectives of the PLEA school

• Ability to maintain good working relationships with others

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

• Highly motivated to work with special needs population and their families

• Strong knowledge of child development, therapeutic interventions, and principles of Applied Behavior Analysis

• Excellent organizational, problem-solving skills, and ability to adapt to changes

• Maturity, reliability, and sound judgment

Requirements

• Degree in Special Education

• PA Special Education Certification or Private Academic License

• Experience working in special education environment

• ACT 33, ACT 34, and FBI Fingerprint Clearances

• PA Mandated Reporter Training

• Must be 18 years or older

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.

Posted Date 6 days ago (3/11/2025 1:45 PM)

Requisition ID 2025-43050

Category Education

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.