Israeli Special Education Network Perach Expands Nationwide, Seeks Professionals
Perach Israel, the country's largest and leading special education network, is expanding its operations nationwide ahead of the upcoming school year. The network has seen significant growth in recent years, increasing both the number of frameworks and the educational, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services it provides to children, students, and adults with special needs. This expansion includes opening new centers and strengthening existing ones across various cities, including new locations in Ofakim, Givat Shmuel, Givatayim, and Kfar HaOranim.
To support this growth, Perach Israel has launched a broad national recruitment campaign targeting professionals in education, therapy, and assistance fields. They are seeking kindergarten teachers, teaching assistants, paramedical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, emotional therapists, behavior analysts, and nurses. The network emphasizes that this recruitment is not due to unusual staff turnover but to add new members to existing teams. "Our staff are the heart of Perach Israel," the network stated, highlighting their pride in current teams and their investment in them.
Alongside recruitment, Perach invests heavily in staff retention, development, and empowerment through the 'Perach to Know' program, which offers professional training, seminars, peer learning, enrichment programs, team-building events, gifts, and recognition. Many staff members have advanced to key educational, therapeutic, and managerial roles within the network.
Perach Israel’s uniqueness lies in combining nationwide strength with personalized attention to each student. A speech therapist shared that the network allows her to make meaningful changes in children's lives, supported by close guidance and a multidisciplinary approach. Kindergarten teachers also praised the extensive staffing ratios, enabling them to provide individualized care and support to children with autism and other needs.
Founder and CEO Rabbi Moshe Stein expressed pride in the network's growth and its mission to provide professional and dedicated care to special education children across Israel. He called for more quality staff to join the "wonderful teams," emphasizing that working at Perach Israel offers professionalism, respectable income, and a significant sense of mission.
