Special Education Teacher

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: One Location

Hourly pay range: $25-$34.75/ hr

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• 401K up to 6% Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Schedule
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Bonus Program
• Health and Wellness Program
• Gym Reimbursement
• Free Employee Medical Clinic
• Free Mental Health Sessions
• Transportation Stipends
• Cell phone Stipend
• Internal and External Events
• Child Care Benefit
• Profit Sharing
• Internship Opportunities

*All Benefits are Subject to Utah Behavior Services, Inc. Policies and Plan Details.

Description:

Do you have a passion for teaching, but are not a fan of the typical school environment? Do you have a creative edge that sets you apart from others when faced with challenging circumstances? Do you get excited about the idea of helping others break barriers and becoming a mentor where you can see the direct results of your personal influence?

The UTBS Academy team is looking for a Special Educator who understands our client dynamic, and can collaborate with our team of professionals to create a safe and stable learning environment for those who are unable to attend traditional school. This role is all about staying patiently driven and trailblazing new and adaptive approaches to real world education.

This position requires a revolutionary approach to integrated special education and behavioral health care. Creative adaptability, and investigative pathfinding are necessary sidekicks. If you’re interested in stepping up and stepping into a role where you can promote tools of discovery, self worth, and knowledge in those who need it most, grab your materials and apply today!

What Winning Looks Like:

• Strengthening clients by creating Individual Academic Plans (IAP).
• Planning, organizing, and instructing clients in group and individualized settings.
• Providing push-in specialized instruction and intervention while students receive the behavioral health treatment they need to participate successfully.
• Communicating and collaborating with parents, school teams, and other professionals and providing additional support and advocacy as needed.
• Attending company training to further improve personal and professional development.
• Producing curriculum and providing programming consulting to team members.
• Administering yearly standardized assessments.

Requirements:

• License in Special Education is preferred and compensated accordingly. Severe Endorsement is highly preferred. OR
• Bachelor’s Degree (3 years of teaching experience in a public or private school will also be considered). OR
• RBT certification or higher (we provide paid training for this).
• Special Education experience.
• Must pass a background check.
• Maintain confidentiality about the clients, families, staff, and any other protected health information (PHI) in accordance with HIPAA.

About the Company:

Are you ready to make a difference with a company that treats you like family? Founded in 2010, Utah Behavior Services (UTBS) is more than just a workplace—it's a community. With a team of over 400 dedicated employees, we served more than 2,300 clients in 2023 alone, contributing to more than a whopping 2.9 million hours of service in the last decade!

Our core values—resilience, tenacity, strengthening families, excellence, and teamwork—drive everything we do. We thrive on positive, solution-focused attitudes, working together, chipping in, and figuring it out as a team. We believe in growing talent from within—over 75% of our professional team started their journey with us as Behavior Technicians. Our commitment to our team is unwavering; we didn't lay off a single employee during the pandemic.

Our dedication extends beyond our workforce. We actively advocate for our clients before the Utah Legislature, ensuring their voices are heard. Our efforts haven't gone unnoticed—UTBS was honored as the Business Group of the Year by the Autism Law Summit. We're also proud members of CASP and a founding member of the Coalition of Utah ABA Service Providers.

If you're passionate about making a positive impact and want to be part of a supportive, award-winning team that values resilience, tenacity, and excellence, UTBS is the place for you! Join us and help shape the future of behavioral services in Utah.

Physical Requirements:

Accordingly, the special education teacher must meet the following additional requirements:

• Strength and Mobility Requirements:
• Lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Carrying up to 50 lbs
• Standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, crouching, squatting, grasping, reaching, bending
• Vision Requirements:
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distant vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or the left or right while eyes are fixed on a given point
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distance and spatial relationships)

I attest that I can meet all of the qualifications, expectations, general requirements, and physical requirements, with or without accommodation, set forth above and that I am free from a physical or mental condition that would impair my ability to competently practice within the scope of my position as stated above, including when I maintain sole or joint responsibility of the client(s) for the duration of each session.

Acknowledgment:

• UTBS offers programs, such as the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) that allow us to invest in our professional team members. This investmentrequires a commitment from the employees to work a certain amount of time in exchange for the financial assistance they receive, as specifically stated inthe documents to be executed if tuition assistance is provided.

• UTBS holds professionals to the ethical standards of their fields. Unless otherwise agreed by the management of the Company, the employmentagreements also include complying with reasonable noncompetition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disparagement provisions set forth inthe employment agreements.

• UTBS is governed by multiple sets of rules and requirements, including those from the state of Utah, private insurance carriers, federal programs such asMedicaid, Tricare, etc. Therefore, it is imperative for Revenue Cycle Manager to understand and follow our company policies and procedures, since these are developed to serve as the highest standard that meets all requirements across all governing bodies.

Employee Conduct Clause/Policy Addendum

All employees represent UTBS while acting within the scope of employment. It is essential that employees’ conduct and speech represent and embody the values and purposes of UTBS. Therefore, any expression of personal opinions, feelings, viewpoints, mindsets, beliefs, attitudes, ideals, etc., whether political, social, or spiritual, while acting within the scope of employment is improper conduct that may lead to discipline up to and including termination. Employees waive their right to free speech while acting in the scope of employment for UTBS.

Employee Conduct Clause/Policy Addendum

UTBS focuses on providing services to meet the needs of its clients. Its Vision Statement is: “To empower all families to build their joy as a family.” That Vision Statement is meant to also apply to the UTBS employees’ families, and the “UTBS family” (the Employee and other staff members). Accordingly, all employees represent UTBS while acting within the scope of employment. It is essential that Employee’s conduct and speech represent and embody the values and purposes of UTBS. Therefore, any expression of personal opinions, feelings, viewpoints, mindsets, beliefs, attitudes, ideals, etc. that can be reasonably expected to be derogatory, demeaning, disrespectful, or divisive to clients, their parents or other caregivers, or to fellow employees whether political, social, or spiritual while acting within the scope of employment is improper conduct that may lead to discipline up to and including separation. In accordance with Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), Employee is not prohibited from discussing workplace conditions with other employees if the purpose is to cause improvement to those workplace conditions. Employee is not allowed to simply air personal grievances which can simply cause dissension, division, and a negative environment. If Employee has a personal grievance, he or she is encouraged to take concerns to the Employee’s supervisor in order to maintain a positive workplace environment, to promptly correct any errors or misunderstandings, and to allow Employee, and other employees to provide quality services to UTBS’s clients and/or their families.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $34.75 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $35