ESY Special Education Teacher

Easterseals serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford; Tinley Park (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Special Education Teacher for their Extended School Year program. This role involves developing tailored lesson plans, ensuring student well-being, and collaborating with a team to implement effective IEP goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in special education, experience with special needs populations, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. Join a supportive team committed to making a difference in the lives of children with disabilities and help foster their independence and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Special Education or related field required.
• Experience working with special needs populations is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement IEP goals and lesson plans.
• Mentor and train classroom assistants to support lesson plans.
• Communicate daily with parents regarding student performance.

Skills

Professional Crisis Management training (PCM)

CPR certification

Multi-tasking in high-stress environments

Interacting with diverse personalities

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education

Illinois State Type 10 teaching certificate or LBS1

Special Education endorsement

Job description

Description

EMBRACING ABILITIES. EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES.

Easterseals Academy is a therapeutic school that provides schooling for children with an autism spectrum disorder, emotional disability, developmental delay, or intellectual disability. School districts refer students to Easterseals Academy where the schools provide an alternative school placement for these students to help them to achieve independence. Easterseals Academy has three campuses, located in Chicago, Machesney Park, and Tinley Park.

For more information about our organization, please visit us online at www.eastersealschicago.org.

The primary responsibility of the (Extended School Year) ESY Special Education Teacher is to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of each student. The teacher is accountable for the development, implementation, and monitoring of all aspects of classroom programming.

Extended School Year schedule is 8:00 am to 1 pm with planning from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Easterseals is a collaborative Therapeutic Day School looking for summer support.

This position is located at the Easterseals Academy - Tinley Park Campus at 17300 Ozark Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60477.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develop weekly lesson plans in alignment with student IEP goals.
• Perform and submit formal assessments at least 10 days prior to each student’s annual review, but not earlier than 30-days prior.
• Develop, in collaboration with team members, appropriate IEP goals based on assessment results 10 days prior to annual review.
• Update and provide data-based quarterly progress reports and IEP benchmarks.
• Note in lesson plans, references of informal assessment of specific students that triggered plan.
• Arrange for and perform activities, materials, and prompting hierarchies that relate to the IEP goals.
• Mentor and train classroom and 1:1 assistants to anticipate those activities that they can perform, which support the lesson plan.
• Provide monthly suggestions to the School Administrator/Program Coordinator on areas of training that would enhance the skills of teachers and aides.
• Conduct weekly meetings with paraprofessional staff members and submit documentation to administration.
• Interact with the School Administrator/Program Coordinator and clinical staff regarding clinical recommendations.
• Observe the performance of classroom staff sufficient to perform an evaluation and assist administration with annual performance evaluation.
• Notify the School Administrator/Program Coordinator of the onset of unacceptable performance of classroom staff.
• Communicate daily to parents via notebook or phone regarding the ongoing performance of students.
• Maintain and update all required components to student main files.
• Participate in at least 2 outside training per school year directly related to serving students with special needs, particularly those diagnosed with autism.
• Participate in all scheduled in-house training throughout the school year.
• Participate in student IEP/MDC meetings throughout the school year.
• Participate in medical case review meetings for students throughout the school year.
• Conduct at least 2 observations in other classrooms and provide the administration with documentation of each observation throughout the school year.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and Illinois State Type 10 teaching certificate or LBS1 (limited or unlimited) or;
• Bachelor’s Degree and an Illinois State teaching certificate in an area of regular education, and a Special Education endorsement, letter of approval, or a short-term emergency letter of approval.

Experience Required:

• Completion of required clinical hours for teaching degree/certificate.
• Experience working with special needs populations is necessary.

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to perform all functions necessary to obtain certification in Professional Crisis Management training (PCM) and CPR
• Ability to perform all functions necessary to obtain full certification in Professional Crisis Management (Practitioner 2)
• Ability to multi-task in a high-stress environment
• Ability to interact with diverse personalities

ADA: Easterseals will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act of 1990. Unless exempted by the Americans with Disabilities Act, all persons hired for this position are required to possess the ability to perform the physical tasks necessary to treat clients, i.e., bending, floor-sitting, etc., as well as to have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.