Role OverviewSpecial Education Teachers are responsible for practices and behaviors which demonstrate necessary teaching competencies, effective classroom management, positive personal qualities, and other instructional matters. The role of the Special Education Teacher is to ensure that all students have equal instructional opportunities and to create environments in which teaching and learning are challenging, dynamic, and comprehensive. The teaching of the essential curriculum of each teacher’s discipline is grounded in the understanding that the aim of education is personal growth, the development of individual talents, abilities, and values; the acquisition of knowledge; and the pursuit of understanding.
What You Will Do
Serve as primary instructor for students with identified learning needs in a variety of settings, develop lessons that address students' academic, interpersonal, social, and emotional needs, and provide research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student’s Individualized Educational Program (IEP).
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have a strengths-based, equity-focused mindset, be able to maintain a student-centered perspective in decision making, and believe that all students can learn and can achieve great things.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Valid Professional Educator License or equivalent in state of employment (IL or MI)
- Valid Special Education License in state of employment (IL or MI)
Benefits
- 25+ paid holidays
- upfront sick leave
- an accrual-based personal time bank
- 12 weeks family paid leave
- Comprehensive Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- 403b match
- Fully match up to 3%
- 50% match up to 5%
- Professional development including tuition reimbursement
- Gym and wellness discounts
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