Special Education Teacher Transition Center

SASED; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SASED is seeking a Transition Program Teacher to provide comprehensive instruction for students ages 18-22 with developmental and physical disabilities. Instruction spans classroom, community, job site, and home settings as appropriate, with goals to empower students to be happy, confident, and productive in the community.

The role requires implementing individualized programs, collaborating with families and teams, and using positive behavior supports to support growth, learning, and

Qualifications

• LBS-1 certification issued by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Responsibilities

• Attend transdisciplinary team meetings, staffings, annual reviews, and conferences.
• Communicate regularly with parents and seek input for planning.
• Collaborate to develop and modify IEP goals aligned with standards.
• Implement IEPs using appropriate methods, materials, and adaptations.
• Use non-aversive behavior management and provide positive programming.
• Deliver Multi-Needs Curriculum across community living, academics, and social skills.
• Create and update class schedules based on IEP goals; teach in integrated settings.
• Develop instructional programs from IEP goals and facilitate cooperative learning.
• Foster interactions with peers to build friendships and supports.
• Follow programs and procedures from the transdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate team leadership for paraprofessionals.
• Assess student growth with clear criteria and report progress on schedule.

Education

LBS-1 issued by the Illinois State Board of Education

Job description

Reports To: Program Administrator

Job Goal:

The Transition Program Teacher will provide comprehensive and specialized instruction to students in the program ages 18-22 that have developmental and physical disabilities. Instruction will be provided across all environments including the classroom, community, building, job site and in the family's home if appropriate. The primary goal of the Teacher is to provide specialized instruction in an individualized program for students in order to empower them to become happy, confident and productive members of their community.

• LBS-1 issued by the Illinois State Board of Education

Title: Transition Program Teacher

Reports To: Program Administrator

Job Goal:

The Transition Program Teacher will provide comprehensive and specialized instruction to students in the program ages 18-22 that have developmental and physical disabilities. Instruction will be provided across all environments including the classroom, community, building, job site and in the family's home if appropriate. The primary goal of the Teacher is to provide specialized instruction in an individualized program for students in order to empower them to become happy, confident and productive members of their community.

Qualifications

• LBS-1 issued by the Illinois State Board of Education

Duties And Responsibilities

• Participate in transdisciplinary team meetings, multidisciplinary staffings, annual reviews, parent conferences, and faculty meetings.
• Communicate frequently with parents. Elicit parent input in educational planning and implementation.
• Collaborate with team members to develop and modify goals/objectives on student IEPs. Ensure that goals/objectives are outcome-based, longitudinal, measurable and, when appropriate, are aligned with the Illinois State Learning Standards.
• Implement student IEPs utilizing teaching methods, materials, and adaptations appropriate to meet individual student needs.
• Utilize non-aversive behavior management techniques. Provide positive programming. Ensure consistent management across team members.
• Implement the Multi-Needs Functional Curriculum consisting of content in the community living domains, functional academics, vocational and embedded social, communication and motor skills. Also implement program recommended curriculum for Reading, Math and Community Instruction.
• Design, revise, and maintain a class schedule consisting of activities developed from student IEP goals/objectives. Provide instruction in integrated environments.
• Design, revise, and maintain instructional programs developed from student IEP goals/objectives. Facilitate cooperative learning.
• Provide opportunities to interact with peers to form friendships and support networks.
• Implement programs and procedures recommended by transdisciplinary team members.
• Demonstrate team leadership skills for a group of paraprofessionals.
• Demonstrate a consistent method of assessing student growth via the use of clear criteria and is congruent with student goals. Collect and summarize performance date on an ongoing basis.
• Collaborate with team members to report on student progress by the established timelines.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Terms of Employment: 184 day work year at compensation set by the SASED Board of Directors.