Certified Teacher - Special Education (LBS1) - SS3 Leave

MCLEAN COUNTY UNIT DISTRICT #5; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully Board Paid Medical, Dental, and视

Job summary

McLean County Unit District #5 is seeking a Certified Teacher Special Education (L BS1) for SS3 Leave at Parkside Elementary School. The teacher will provide specialized instruction aligned to IEPs, assess progress, and collaborate with a broad educational team to support students with disabilities.

The role requires a State teaching certificate, strong communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Salary starts at $42,640 with progression based on education and experience.

Qualifications

• Teaching certificate for the position as required by the State.
• Familiar with computers including email, Internet, word processing, and spreadsheets (Microsoft Office).
• Establish and maintain effective and courteous working relationships with students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to understand and follow basic oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate to students, parents, and staff in a courteous manner.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of specialized curriculum and assistive technology.
• Establishes open communication lines between students and parents regarding academic and behavioral progress.
• Evaluates academic and social growth, keeps records, and completes progress reports.
• Maintains accurate records as required by law and district policy.
• Assesses student progress and adjusts instructional techniques as needed.
• Collaborates with teachers, school staff and specialists to develop integrated plans for students with disabilities.
• Plans and implements instructional programs in line with district philosophy and curriculum objectives.
• Delivers instruction to engage all students and adjusts lessons to improve progress.
• Evaluates and develops individual education plans with long- and short-term goals.
• Collaborates on classroom adaptations, instructional modifications, adaptive equipment, and behavior plans.
• Engages in ongoing professional development and delivers progress using standardized and informal testing.

Skills

Communication

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

Master's degree in Education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Position Title: Certified Teacher Special Education (L BS1) – SS3 Leave

Location: Parkside Elementary School

Department: Building Personnel

Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal

FLSA Class: Exempt

Summary: Provides specialized instruction in order to meet the unique educational needs of students with disabilities, evaluates and assesses progress, in accordance with the student's IEP, in a variety of settings.

Duties

• Demonstrates knowledge of specialized curriculum and assistive technology.
• Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication between students and their parents, regarding both academic and behavioral progress.
• Evaluates academic and social growth of students, keeps appropriate records and completes regularly scheduled progress reports.
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law and district policy.
• Assesses student progress and determines the need for adjustments to instructional techniques.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers, school psychologists, learning disabilities specialists, speech/hearing specialists, occupational and physical therapists, guidance counselors, adaptive PE and school social workers to provide an integrated plan for developing the needs of students.
• Plans and implements instructional programs (district interventions) in accordance with the district's philosophy and curriculum objectives.
• Delivers instruction designed to engage all students, and adjusts lessons as needed in order to improve student progress in academic and interpersonal skills.
• As a part of an educational team, evaluates, determines and develops individual education plans, including the development of long term goals and short term objectives, for students in a variety of settings.
• Collaborates with the educational team regarding classroom adaptations, instructional modifications, adaptive equipment, behavior modification plans, and other instructional interventions in order to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
• Continued personal growth through ongoing professional development including but not limited to: book studies, district trainings, seminars, workshops, conferences and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.
• Delivers and assesses student progress using standardized as well as informal testing in order to monitor student growth and progress.

Qualifications

• Teaching certificate for the particular position as required by the State.
• Must be familiar with the use of computers including but not limited to electronic mail, the Internet, word processing, and electronic spreadsheets (Microsoft Office).
• Establish and maintain effective and courteous working relationships with those contacted in the course of work (students, parents, and staff).
• Ability to understand and follow basic oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate to students, parents, and staff in an acceptable/courteous manner.

Compensation

Fully Board Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision available.

Per the negotiated contract between McLean County Unit 5 and the United Five Education Association, for the 2026-2027 school year the starting salary range for candidates with a Bachelor's Degree is $42,640-$52,319 and is based upon Education and Certified Teaching experience. Candidates with a Master's Degree is $47,756-$61,017 and is based upon Education and Certified Teaching experience.