Elementary Teacher 4-6 (6th Grade)
William Penn School District
- Lansdowne, PA
- $50,119-101,320 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for the education of students and implementation of IEPs
- Work directly with students with special education needs and teams who support these students.
- Provide 1:1 training to staff in the areas of instruction and behavior as required by IEP
- Implement instruction, daily living, and classroom management best practices.
- Develop IEPs in conjunction with IEP teams.
- Prepare lessons in accord with PA State Standards and student IEPs.
- Implement adaptations for testing and assessment.
- Identify accommodations and specially designed instruction to ensure student success.
- Develop individual assessments and administer diagnostic tests to assess students' academic achievement.
- Collaborate with Behavior Analyst to develop Positive Behavior Support Plans.
- Implement Crisis Intervention and Safety Care strategies.
- Collect data and monitor student progress on IEP goals.
- Submit quarterly student progress reports to parent and district of residence administrator.
- Work effectively with the teacher assistant and other members of the IEP team.
- Keep up to date attendance records and child tracking data on each enrolled student.
- Assume additional duties as assigned by program supervisor
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District.
- Ability to understand and hold self and others accountable for promoting and attaining the goals as outlined in Focus Forward 2025.
- Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.
- Knowledge of PA Core Standards and Eligible Content
- Knowledge of Instructional Planning Guides as it relates to the instructional block
- Knowledge of Digital Curriculum components
- Ability to courageously lead conversations focused on equity, closing opportunity gaps, and equal access to technology-infused lessons of rigor.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parents or guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual environment.
- Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and systems.
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university
- Valid Pennsylvania Certification: Grades PK-4, Grades K-6, or a confirmed pathway to certification
- Master's Degree in Education or a related field of study
- 2+ years of experience teaching in education environments
- Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
- Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release (Act 168) forms
- School Personnel Health Record and TB test
- Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis
- Indoor office environment is subject to frequent interruptions
- Pushing, moving and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment
- Clarity of vision at varying distances
- Verbal, auditory and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
- Sitting and standing for extended periods of time
- Frequent sitting, standing and walking
- Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies
- Lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
- Occasional bending, reaching and stretching
- Occasional kneeling, crouching and squatting
- Occasional pulling, pushing