Special Education Resource Teacher Thur Marshall Elementary School

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Special Education Resource Teacher Thurgood Marshall Elementary School  

• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching
• Date Posted: 9/4/2026
• Location:
  
  Thurgood Marshall Elementary (High-Needs School)
• Date Available:
  
  08/18/2026

Bellwood School District 88

Equal Opportunity Employer

Notice of Vacancy

Special Education Resource Teacher

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Job Title
:
Special Education Resource Teacher
Reports To
:
Building Principal
FLSA Status
:
Exempt
Salary Range
: $48,000-$62,750

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life

Responsible for planning instruction and/or adoption of the education program to enable students to benefit from educational experiences.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Provides a basic core program of mentally impaired students.
• Counsels individuals and groups of emotionally impaired students with educational, occupational and personal needs.
• Plans curriculum, lessons, and special Education programs and teaching methods.
• Evaluates student progress based on papers submitted, test scores and observations.
• Maintains physical environment of the classroom.
• Maintains contact with parents of students.
• Works with staff to coordinate goals and objectives.
• Assists the student in making a realistic assessment of is abilities and in establishing educational goals keeping with these abilities.
• Assists in screening, evaluating and recommending placements of students.
• Evaluates student progress based on work output and observation, determines goals, objectives and directions.
• Prepares report cards, reading records, IPEC forms, classroom observation records, and other misc. survey and forms.

Supervises students, and directs paraprofessionals.

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor's degree in education.

Current Professional Educator License and appropriate content area endorsements.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals, professional journals, medical reports, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from students, parents, administration and the general public.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratio, and proportions to situations.

Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable…