Special Education Teacher

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Doylestown (Bucks County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Medical Benefits

401(k) with company match

Career development

Job summary

The LifeWorks School in Doylestown, PA is seeking certified Special Education Teachers for the 2025-2026 academic year. A $10,000 Sign-On Bonus is offered to new hires.

The LifeWorks Schools provide individualized therapeutic education for middle and high school students with social, emotional, or behavioral health challenges. Responsibilities include delivering academic and functional instruction for students with Autism or PDD, monitoring progress with data, attending IEP meetings, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education required.
• P certification in Special Education required.
• Content area certifications preferred.
• Prior experience with students with behavioral health challenges preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides academic and functional instruction to students diagnosed with Autism or PDD in a school setting; monitors progress through data collection and observation.
• Observes and records student progress daily and maintains IEPs, attends IEP meetings, and sets/monitors goals.
• Develops, implements and monitors student goals as outlined in the IEP; manages student behavior with SMART program and positive behavior support plans.
• Maintains adherence to individualized motivational systems to support student engagement and outcomes.

Skills

Behavior management

Education

Bachelor’s level degree in Special Education

P certification in Special Education

Content area certifications (preferred)

Job description

Responsibilities

The LifeWorks School in Doylestown, PA is actively hiring for certified Special Education Teachers for the 2025-2026 Academic School Year.

We are now offering a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus for a certified Special Education Teacher!

The LifeWorks Schools are licensed specialty therapeutic day schools for students in middle and high school effected by social, emotional, or behavioral health challenges. LifeWorks comprehensive educational curriculum is individualized and designed to actively engage each student throughout the day to achieve positive, pro-social behavioral and educational outcomes. Our unique balance of academic rigor and a continuum of evidence based educational/therapeutic supports make LifeWorks the regional provider of choice.

The Special Education Teacher: provides academic and functional instruction to students diagnosed with Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder in a school setting; monitors student academic and functional achievement through data collection, observation, and other quantitative methods; observes and records student progress daily; develops and monitors student’s IEP, reports, goals, objectives, attend IEP meetings, establish, maintain, and work toward student goals as outlined in the IEP; manages student behavior through individualized motivational systems, S.M.A.R.T. Program and positive behavior support plans.

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World's Most Admired Companies and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s level degree in Special Education required.
• P certification in Special Education is required.
• Content area certifications preferred.
• Prior experience working with students with behavioral health challenges within a school setting preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.