Primary Grade Learning Resource Teacher

Baker Demonstration School; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Demonstration School is seeking a Primary Grade Learning Resource Teacher to join its Lower School faculty in Fall 2025. The role emphasizes student-centered instruction for diverse learners. Ideal candidates will bring teaching experience in progressive education and a commitment to fostering resilience and inclusivity in the classroom. Duties include providing instructional support, managing assessments, and collaborating with colleagues and families.

Qualifications

• LBS certification preferred.
• 3-5 years of special education teaching experience.
• Ability to manage accommodations and analyze student progress.

Responsibilities

• Support students with learning differences in full-class and small-group settings.
• Collaborate with teachers and families to facilitate educational support.
• Monitor student progress using assessment data.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Collaboration

Cultural competence

Commitment to inclusivity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Special Education

Job description

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Learning Resource Teacher (PreK-5th) Learning Specialist- Full Time Beginning Fall 2025

Position Summary:

Baker Demonstration School seeks a caring, creative, and skilled Second Grade Teacher to join our Lower School faculty. The ideal candidate is passionate about progressive education and child development and brings experience with student-centered, interdisciplinary instruction. A successful second-grade teacher at Baker demonstrates flexibility, collaboration, and a strong commitment to meeting the needs of a diverse group of learners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Special Education- LBS certification preferred
• Primary Grades special education teaching experience
• 3-5 years experience managing a full caseload of students, including managing accommodations plans, regular progress monitoring and other data assessment and analysis, coordinating with students’ care providers, and liaising with local district learning support personnel for educational evaluations
• Experience analyzing benchmark and progress monitoring scores and utilizing the scores to inform instruction and form intervention groups
• Experience providing push-in support in middle school classrooms
• Experience providing small group or 1:1 support
• Experience teaching math to small groups of students with learning differences
• Effective communication skills with all stakeholders - students, teachers and parents
• Knowledge and experience with progressive education philosophy and a constructivist pedagogical approach
• A deep commitment to enhancing an inclusive school community for students and adults, based on cultural competence, social justice, and respect for diverse perspectives and backgrounds
• Ability and skill with collaborating and contributing positively to an educational environment that supports a lifelong love of learning, self-esteem, and respect for the community and the world in which we live
• Commitment to contribute positively to the school community and to develop supportive relationships with students, families and colleagues
• Continue to be a lifelong learner through ongoing professional development and collaboration with colleagues

School Information:

Founded in 1918, Baker Demonstration School is an independent day school committed to providing an exemplary Preschool, Elementary, and Middle School progressive education to our 200 students. Our students come from Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette, and other North Shore communities. We believe that children learn best in an inclusive, creative community that encourages individual risk-taking and values learning by doing. Baker’s experiential approach nurtures the development of the whole child, enabling each student to be fully prepared for intellectual, artistic, physical, and social/emotional challenges well beyond Baker.

At Baker:

*We cultivate our students’ intrinsic motivation to learn and their active participation in the learning process.

*We foster excellence through critical thinking and integrated connections across academic and artistic endeavors.

*We promote collaboration while developing leadership capacity.

*We foster citizenship by encouraging students to develop self-awareness and compassion for others.

*We celebrate individual, familial, and cultural identities and graduate students with an understanding and respect for diversity, equity, and inclusivity.

Application Materials

Candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume with 3-4 professional references to [e-mail].

Non-Discrimination and Disability Policy

Baker Demonstration School is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions, including those related to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and recognition of individuals on the basis of their ability and job related qualifications and without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or any other classification prescribed under applicable federal, state, or local law. We actively seek diversity among faculty and administration as well as among students. The school complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application/interview process are requested to contact the School in order to arrange such accommodation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Education Management

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