Instructional Support Specialist - School for Integrated Learning

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Instructional Support Specialist to join a dedicated team focused on enhancing the lives of children with special needs. In this rewarding role, you will assist students in their daily activities, ensuring a safe and supportive environment while implementing individualized educational plans. This position offers a collaborative team atmosphere, opportunities for growth, and a commitment to professional development. Join a mission-driven organization that values the unique strengths of each student and fosters their personal accomplishments through engaging programs and supportive interventions.

Benefits

Sign-on Bonus of $1,000

Growth and Promotion Opportunities

Paid Training & Professional Development

Career Accelerator Program (ASCEND)

Team Environment

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Associates Degree preferred.
• Experience with developmental disabilities is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist children with individualized plans and support classroom activities.
• Ensure a safe, healthy environment for students.

Skills

Communication Skills

Computer Skills

Task Management

Education

High School Diploma

Associates Degree

Job description

Description

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with children with special needs? 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 to either of these questions, then consider joining our team as an Instructional Support Specialist at the School for Integrated Learning located in West Chester, PA.

Every day as an Instructional Support Specialist you will...

• Assist the children in your care with their individualized plans for daily life.
• Support the children with classroom activities.
• Ensure the students are safe, healthy, and living in a clean environment.
• Participate in the planning, implementation, and documentation of programs designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of the client.

You will be offered:

• Pay-rate: $17.50 - $19.95 (based upon experience and education)
• Sign on Bonus: $1,000 (Sign on bonus for external applicants only)
• Shift: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm (52 week year round position)
• A great team environment!
• Growth and Promotion Opportunities
• Paid Training & Professional Development
• ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program

The School for Integrated Learning focuses on building upon the unique strengths of each student. Our school strives to offer a breadth of opportunities for students to express themselves and find personal levels of accomplishment through activities such as: Special Olympics, talent shows and school dances, student government, peer mentoring, service learning, community gardening, and employment education, both in the classroom and in the community.

The goal of the School for Integrated Learning is to create individualized educational opportunities that enable each student to live as a positive, healthy and socially-connected individual in his or her community. The School for Integrated Learning is licensed to serve students in grades K-12 who have been identified with the following primary disabilities: behavioral and cognitive differences, autism, intellectual disabilities and speech and language impairments.

The core curriculum has been aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards, as well as the curricula of our partner school districts. This innovative special education program works in tandem with families and school districts to ensure that students can return to their local schools and communities with the tools they will need to succeed.

The goal of the curriculum is to provide students with learning experiences that foster increased engagement and success through differentiated instruction, evidence-based instructional strategies, and rigorous learning expectations. Each student has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which outlines goals for skill development and the best strategies by which the student can reach his/her goals. A multi-disciplinary team, including the individual’s parent(s) or guardian, regularly reviews the plan to discuss challenges, progress and adjustments to goals as appropriate.

A primary focus throughout the program is the philosophy of Program-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PW-PBIS), a program-wide system of care that promotes and rewards positive behaviors, and prevents negative behaviors, to create safe, supportive living environments.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: High School Diploma required. Associates Degree or completion of two years of post-secondary education from an accredited college or university preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred. Ability to manage multiple tasks. Proficient communication skills. Proficient computer skills.

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.