Job description

Are you looking for a career in special education? The Watson Institute has job opportunities working directly with our students with special needs ages 3 to 21 for the 2023-2024 school year! We have four convenient locations around the Pittsburgh area including Sewickley, East Liberty, Bridgeville, and Sharpsburg.

At the Watson Institute, we invest in our employees personally and professionally. Check out a few of the employee benefits you’ll receive as a Watson employee:

• Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program access for employees who meet the forgiveness program requirements.
• Ongoing professional development through continued education opportunities, training, and direct staff support.
• Access to Tuition Reimbursement to pursue further education and advanced degrees.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and additional voluntary benefits.
• 403b retirement plan with employer contributions and match after 1 year of employment.

Special Education Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education
• PA Special Education Teaching certification in mentally and physically handicapped or specific exceptionality/area
• Two years’ teaching experience in special education preferred
• Most tasks require oral communication, visual and hearing perception, and the ability to get around the classrooms, cafeteria, gym, campus, etc.
• Supervise students during emergency drills, play periods and community-based instruction
• The ability to keep up with running children and/or to lift, position or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task
• The essential functions of the job described herein require the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling, crouching and brisk walking, which may involve lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and material of moderate weight (40 pounds)
• Ability to physically restrain students for their safety and the safety of others
• Current PA Acts, 34, 114 and 151 Clearances required

EOE

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $41,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Pittsburgh, PA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Please list your preferred location (Sewickley, East Liberty, Bridgeville, Sharpsburg)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Special education: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Special Education Teaching Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

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