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Specialized Education Services, Inc.

EL Teacher

🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $60K 💻 Teaching 🗓️ October 3rd, 2026
Teaching K-12 Teacher

Edtech.com's Summary

Specialized Education Services, Inc. is hiring a EL Teacher to teach English learners in special and alternative education programs where students need added academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support. The teacher plans individualized lessons, uses assessment results to adjust instruction, and partners with school teams and families on student progress. A valid ESL teaching certification is a requirement of the position, along with a bachelor’s degree.

Highlights
  • Teach knowledge and skills to a diverse student group while building confidence and character.
  • Give individualized attention to meet each student’s needs.
  • Use assessment data to modify short- and long-term plans and promote academic performance.
  • Develop and maintain lesson plans suited to each student’s skill level.
  • Foster critical thinking and academic rigor in partnership with team members.
  • Apply the school’s behavior support and intervention strategies, including de-escalation and crisis management.
  • Record student growth and progress toward goals and maintain required forms and files.
  • Join daily supervisory duties as well as conferences, meetings, and training.
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and a valid ESL (English as a Second Language) teaching certification.
  • Starting pay of $60,000 per year, with paid training, tuition reimbursement, credentialing support, and a benefits package.

EL Teacher Full Description

Overview
Shine On As A Teacher.
Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI), a division of FullBloom, is a premier provider of education services for K-12 students who require additional supports to overcome challenges that impede success in a traditional school setting. SESI partners with school districts to run in-district classrooms and standalone schools that meet the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of special and alternative education students. Partnering with over 600 school districts nationwide, SESI serves more than 7,000 students. Join our team members who shine a positive light on our students and uncover the unique learner within. Have a profound impact, grow, learn, and thrive as part of our team.

What you can expect from us.
  • Diverse career pathways, mobility up and across our national network, and ongoing professional and leadership development.
  • Paid training, tuition reimbursement, and credentialing support.
  • Data-driven, evidence-based learning and instructional models, including SESI’s own positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) framework called CASE.
  • An attractive and robust suite of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer match, employee assistance program, mental health support, fertility and family building, and more.
  • Smaller class sizes in diverse educational settings.
Realize the joy of possibility by providing academic, social, and emotional services for students who need additional support to shine in school. Utilize SESI’s proven instructional models, strategies, and curriculum. Conduct frequent and appropriate assessments, use data to develop and implement instructional plans, and collaborate with school teams and families to drive outcomes.

Responsibilities
  • Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • Teach knowledge and skills, nurture confidence and character, and provide individualized attention to meet the needs of all students.
  • Use assessment data to modify short- and long-term plans to promote students’ academic performance.
  • Develop and maintain skill-appropriate lesson plans.
  • Collaborate with team members to foster an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
  • Apply the school’s behavior support and intervention strategies.
  • Implement de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint if necessary to maintain the safety of students and team members.
  • Drive, record, and track student growth and progress toward goals; develop and maintain required forms and files.
  • Participate in the school’s daily functions (e.g., morning, lunch, afternoon supervisory duties), as well as conferences, meetings, and training.
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Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
  • ESL (English as a Second Language) valid teaching certification required.
  • Commitment to learning and implementing feedback.
  • Ability to adapt and remain flexible in a dynamic educational environment.

Posted Salary Range
Starting from USD $60,000.00/Yr.

Physical Requirements
  • Ability to run short distances and move swiftly in response to student needs, including bending, kneeling, and crouching.
  • Ability to lift and assist students with mobility challenges, often requiring the handling of up to 50 pounds or more.
  • Skill in managing fine motor tasks, such as helping students with writing, manipulating small objects, or using adaptive devices.
  • Ability to operate a computer or tablet for up to 8 hours daily.
  • Capacity to notice and respond to non-verbal cues from students.
  • Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotional demanding situations, ensuring student safety and well-being.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.