Teacher - Special Education STARS (HM) Leave Cover (9/14/26-10/9/26)

Community Unit School District 308; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Unit School District 308 seeks a Special Education Teacher to provide direct services to students with disabilities ages 3-21 and collaborate with general and special education staff. The role manages a caseload, participates on IEP teams, and monitors progress to ensure appropriate programming and services.

The position emphasizes drafting and implementing IEPs, applying current teaching techniques, and maintaining data while communicating with families and staff.

Qualifications

• PEL with LBS I endorsement valid in Illinois.
• Recent special education teaching experience; new graduates may qualify.
• Knowledge of current teaching techniques for students with disabilities.
• Ability to write and implement IEPs.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, families and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide collaborative MTSS prereferral intervention guidance to staff.
• Attend team meetings and planning times to offer consultation.
• Screen and evaluate students using appropriate instruments and write reports.
• Re-evaluate students with disabilities as recommended by the IEP team.
• Submit records, reports and assignments promptly.
• Participate as an IEP team member to develop and implement IEPs.
• Manage a caseload of students with disabilities.
• Provide individualized instruction to students with disabilities.
• Consult with classroom teachers and other providers of caseload students.
• Maintain data on students to document current levels of performance.
• Monitor student progress regularly.
• Consult with parents and teachers about performance in classroom or home.
• Participate in professional development.
• Support and implement District policies and procedures.
• Adhere to ethical standards and laws governing special education.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Relationship building

IEP development

MTSS collaboration

Staff consultation

Education

PEL with LBS I endorsement

Experience in special education

Job description

COMPENSATION: $125 per day for the first ten (10) days of the assignment; then $150 per day for the remainder of the assignment

Qualifications

• A valid/registered Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with LBS I endorsement
• Recent special education teaching experience (with the exception of new graduates)
• Knowledge of current teaching techniques for students with disabilities
• Ability to write & implement Individual Education Plans (IEP's)
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, families, team members, and others.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Special Education Teacher provides direct services to students with disabilities from ages 3-21 and collaboratively consults with general and special education staff members for the benefit of those students. The special education teacher manages a caseload of students with disabilities and functions as an individualized education program (IEP) team member to determine a student's eligibility for special education services and appropriate programming, as well as on-going progress monitoring.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide collaborative consultation to staff regarding the implementation of MTSS prereferral intervention strategies.
• Provide additional consultation to staff during team meetings, common planning times, building committees, and district committees.
• Screen and evaluate students using appropriate instruments, conduct observations, and write reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational program recommendations.
• Re-evaluate students with disabilities as recommended by the IEP team.
• Submit records, reports and assignments promptly and efficiently.
• Participate as an IEP team member by contributing evaluation findings and collaborating on the development and implementation of students' individualized educational plans.
• Work cooperatively with staff to accomplish students' IEP goals and benchmarks.
• Manage a caseload of students with disabilities.
• Provide individualized instruction to students with disabilities.
• Consult with the classroom teachers and other providers of caseload students.
• Maintain appropriate data on students to document current levels of performance and other pertinent information.
• Monitor student progress on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff regarding the student's performance in the classroom or at home.
• Participate in activities that promote professional development.
• Support and implement District policies and procedures, regulations, and administrative directives.
• Adhere to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules, regulations, and laws governing special education.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective teaching and learning.