Science Teacher

Job Details: Job Location: ZELIENOPLE CAMPUS

• Zelienople, PA, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $41800.00Salary, Job Category: Education, Work for a company that cares and receive a bonus! The Science Teacher may be eligible for a $2500 new hire incentive bonus if hired and meet all qualifications. Glade Run Academy is an educational option for students in grades K through 12 who require specialized educational programs due to behavioral health, academic and developmental concerns. Our innovative programs are designed to help students succeed academically and behaviorally. Creating an environment for therapeutic progress is paramount to achieving success for students. Our philosophy is that every interaction with a child is an opportunity to help them learn, grow and heal.

What We Offer

Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) environment Therapeutic equine, animal and horticulture therapy offered to our students though our Adventures Program Teacher to Student Ratios of 2 (Teacher and Teaching Assistant) to 8 Paid breakfast and lunch daily Yearly bonus tied to the completion of a reflective portfolio Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program access for employees who meet the forgiveness program requirements Partnerships with over 40 local school districts Technology in every classroom State of the art sensory playground on our historic Zelienople campus Glade Run is Sanctuary certified we provide a supportive, respectful environment for our clients and our staff where shared governance, open communication, social learning and responsibility, non-violence, emotional intelligence, and growth and change are paramount in all aspects of our programming What You’ll Do: Create a learning environment using academic standards, IEP Goals, clear expectations, and Positive Interventions and Supports in order for our students to thrive.

Build relationships with students in order to create an instructional design process that plans for adaptations and meeting individual student needs. Implement appropriate assessments of student learning aligned to the instructional goals and adapted to individual students. Establish clear expectations, classroom routines to engage students and maximize instruction.

Model appropriate interactions, communication and conduct as a tool for managing student behavior. We encourage our teachers to demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness in meeting the learning needs of students. Implement student IEP’s, document progress, communicate with parents, attend meetings, use informal and formal assessments to monitor student learning.

As a way to improve upon your craft of teaching, use reflection as a tool to enhance instruction and participate in professional development.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Required, preferably in Education, Pennsylvania Teaching Certification in General Science 7-12 or Biology 7-12 (Public or Private)

• Highly-qualified status required. Complete and pass agency Crisis/Physical Intervention training. Must be eligible for PA State Police Clearance, PA Child Abuse History Clearance, FBI Clearance, and Arrest/Conviction Report.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401K offerings with agency match at $1.00 per dollar contributed up to 4% of salary Agency provided life insurance and long-term disability coverage Up to 9 weeks of paid summer break time Paid school break time during the school year according to the school calendar Tuition reimbursement New Hire Incentive Bonuses Employee Referral Bonus Incentives Employee Assistance Program Partnership with Geneva College offering a 25% tuition discount on select degree programs Partnership with Capella University offering scholarships, tuition discounts, and free professional development opportunities Job Location Zelienople, PA Position Type Full-Time/Regular Who We Are: Founded in 1854 by the Rev.

Dr. William Passavant in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, Glade Run has evolved over the last 170 years to meet the changing and increasingly challenging needs of children, adults and families throughout Western Pennsylvania and beyond. Last year, Glade Run served over 7,000 individuals with impactful, innovative services in school, home, and community based settings.

Glade Run uses the Sanctuary® Model as our blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community while applying the following Sanctuary commitments within all aspects of our programming: Nonviolence, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Democracy, Open Communication, Social Responsibility, and Growth and Change.

Our recognition that trauma is pervasive in the experience of human beings forms the basis for Glade Run’s culture as we focus not only on the individuals in which we serve, but equally on our staff and the systems who provide their treatment. Glade Run is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualifications: