NOW Hiring Special Education Teachers
MileStone Academy is currently looking to hire part-time special education teachers in a quaint classroom setting.
Special Education Teacher Job Description
Milestone Academy is seeking a dynamic certified, passionate Special Education Teacher responsible for providing the appropriate accommodations and modifications to students.
Their duties include but are not limited to identifying the individual needs of their students, creating a supportive and effective learning environment, monitoring progress, and ensuring the students have the resources they need to succeed.
The teacher will be responsible for creating a classroom environment that facilitates academic and social-emotional growth.
Milestone Academy is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
Required MINIMUM EDUCATION Qualifications For Special Education Teachers at MileStone Academy
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Bachelor’s Degree
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All proper licenses, certifications, and clearances to work in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Required MINIMUM EXPERIENCE Qualifications For Special Education Teachers at MileStone Academy
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A genuine interest, belief, and concern for students’ personal and academic success.
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The ability to motivate, support, and challenge students who function at various levels.
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A growth mindset with a strong sense of professional responsibility.
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The ability to work collaboratively with co-workers and school leaders to find solutions that enable students to thrive in the classroom.
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Assess students’ abilities and craft teaching plans.
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Adapt learning materials to students’ needs.
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Keep track of and reflect on students’ progress.
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Monitor children’s behavioral patterns and arrange appropriate interventions, if needed.
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Find engaging activities to teach skills (e.g., drawing and theater drama).
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Manage classroom crises and resolve conflict.
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Prepare students for the transition to the next grade.
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Inform parents about their children’s performance and potential problems.
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Coach/mentor other professionals who work with children with disabilities.
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Collaborate with the support staff (e.g., school counselors and speech therapists) to create holistic intervention plans.
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Knowledge of educational curriculum and instructional goals and objectives, and educational trends and research findings about comprehensive secondary programming.
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Knowledge of principles, theories, methods, techniques, and strategies about teaching and instruction of secondary level students.
Benefits/Compensation
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Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
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Flexible Hours.
If interested, please complete the form below in its entirety and a MileStone hiring manager will contact you shortly.
About MileStone Academy
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Our mission is to educate students with complex learning challenges by fostering a nurturing and positive environment that utilizes research-based practices.
We empower students to realize their strengths and capabilities by teaching self-advocacy skills and strategies for overcoming frustrations that will serve them well in their future endeavors.
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Our vision is to educate students with complex learning challenges, so they become confident, productive twenty-first-century learners.
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We help students who experience various challenges, including but not limited to ADHD, anxiety, ASD, auditory and visual processing, bullying, executive functioning, language-based learning differences, reading comprehension, school avoidance, emotional and social development, and test anxiety.
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We foster a safe, collaborative space to educate high school students with complex learning challenges.
Using a research-based approach to teaching, our educators support students by cultivating their strengths, supplying individualized lesson plans, and applying strategies for success.With a 5:1 student-to-teacher ratio, students can access individualized lesson plans. They are encouraged to be self-starters, use new technology, or fund a field trip.
By learning to adapt teaching to how their students learn, Milestone gives everyone the necessary tools to build a future, they want and deserve.
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We foster a safe, collaborative space to educate high school students with complex learning challenges.
Using a research-based approach to teaching, our educators support students by cultivating their strengths, supplying individualized lesson plans, and applying strategies for success.With a 5:1 student-to-teacher ratio, students can access individualized lesson plans. They are encouraged to be self-starters, use new technology, or fund a field trip.
By learning to adapt teaching to how their students learn, Milestone gives everyone the necessary tools to build a future, they want and deserve.
