Special Education Teacher - Autistic Support (CHAAMP)

A vacancy exists for a Special Education Teacher- Autistic Support within the Student Services division of Chester County Intermediate Unit to support students enrolled at the CHAAMP program. Communities Helping Adolescents with Autism Make Progress (CHAAMP) is an applied behavior analysis instructional program designed to prepare students with an autism spectrum disorder for greater independence. The CHAAMP program is an innovative, community-based program in which students with autism use the community as their classroom. Students ages - with moderate to severe autism work with specialized staff to build the skills to transition from school to independent, adult life. The goal at CHAAMP is to help students become fully participating members of the local Chester County community. CHAAMP supports functional academics, community living, independent living, recreation/leisure skills and pre-vocational training. CHAAMP offers a 1:8 teacher-to-student ratio and 1:1 behavio...