**Description** _Are you looking for a supportive teaching environment and the ability to make a significant impact on student outcomes?_ _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, then consider joining The Center for Effective Schools team! The **Substitute Special Education Teacher** for Emotional Support will be filled on a per diem basis to provide services to middle school and high school students in the Reading School District. This position will: + Implement lesson plans provided by the regularly assigned classroom teacher + Provide specialized instruction to students with emotional support (ES) needs + Establish a supportive learning environment + Evaluate and assess student progress relative to instructional objectives, + Provide guidance to support staff + Coordinate delivery of special education services in each student’s IEP If the assignment is on a long-term basis (spanning several days, weeks or months), this position will develop lesson plans and assignments consistent with the regularly assigned teacher’s past lesson plans and each student’s IEP. The Center for Effective Schools (CES) is a non-profit research and training center dedicated to building the capacity of schools and other child-serving institutions to better serve children and adolescents with, and at risk for developing, emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). This mission is accomplished through training, consultation and applied research. The CES is a division of Devereux’s Institute of Clinical and Professional Training and Research. Established in 1999, the CES is located in King of Prussia, PA, just outside of Philadelphia. From its inception, the primary focus of the organization was and continues to be addressing the needs of children with and at risk for EBD and their families by promoting effective practices, informed by scientific evidence, to improve lives. Learn more atwww.centerforeffectiveschools.org. The CES utilizes an “indirect” service delivery approach whether working at the individual or systems level. The theoretical foundation of this work is based in applied behavior analysis and positive behavior support and, to the extent possible, delivered within a preventative or early intervening framework. _Keywords: special education teacher, SPED, emotional support, teacher, school, education, behavioral health, children, middle school, elementary, high school, teaching, PA, substitute, sub_ **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. + Eligible for all school-based clearances. + Prior experience working in secondary classrooms and interest in special education **OR** prior experience in special education and interest in working in secondary classrooms preferred. 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. **Posted Date** _3 months ago_ _(6/26/2024 4:53 PM)_ **_Requisition ID_** _2024-38174_ **_Category_** _Education_ **_Position Type_** _On-Call_ The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.