Description

Are you looking for a supportive teaching environment with low student-teacher ratios 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 to either of these questions, you belong here. Apply Today!

$5,000 Hiring Bonus!

Located on a beautiful 10-acre campus in the heart of Scottsdale, Devereux Arizona's 24-hour RTC and Therapeutic School, has the capacity to serve 48 children. The campus is a safe and supportive environment that supports youth, ages 5 to 17, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse challenges. Our on-site day school is year-round with 225 instructional/grading/in-service days, 35 preset holiday break days, 19 additional float days, and accumulated sick time ( subject to change with school year ). We work with students on social/communication skills, coping mechanisms, verbal/physical aggression, and emotional/behavioral challenges that impact overall functioning.

As a Special Education Teacher, you will develop lesson plans and proficiently deliver curriculum using available digital teaching methods and educational models that are aligned with state standards. Our classroom sizes range from 8-12 students with a 6:1 student-to-staff ratio, including 1-2 direct care professional staff members in the classroom for additional support. Teachers assess student performance objectives on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required. Our Teachers have immediate access to school support staff, teaching materials and supplies, and a state of the art database with tracking capabilities to help with data accumulation. Teachers are required to align content within the Arizona State Standards and Common Core Standards, as well as collaborate with teaching colleagues to plan, facilitate, and teach highly effective literacy instruction.

Salary: $60,000 - $66,000

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:00pm

Classroom: K-8 (Elementary Classroom)

Provide direct in-classroom instruction, we are not teaching virtually/online

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

Assignment of a teacher's assistant to your classroom to help maintain the physical, emotional well-being and safety of all students

Free teaching seminars, tuition assistance and Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program

Paid time off, sick time, and various school holiday/breaks

Retirement, eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards

Free access to Payactiv , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts

Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance) - 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!http://benefits.devereux.org

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Arizona Special Education Certification

Understanding of learning theories related to working with multiple handicapped individuals

OTHER:

Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)

Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check

Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)

Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results

Ability to attend full time, paid, New Hire Orientation for two weeks Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm

Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions ( or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions). Arizona Revised Statutes Notice (ARS 36-411 Residential care institutions; nursing care institutions; home health agencies; fingerprinting requirements; exemptions; definitions). If a person's employment record contains a six-month or longer time frame during which the person was not employed by any employer, a completed application with a new set of fingerprints shall be submitted to the department of public safety. For more information, visit HERE.

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. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff. All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19. Learn More: https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.

Posted Date 4 days ago (8/11/2025 4:33 PM)

Requisition ID 2025-45908

Category Education

Position Type Full-Time

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.