Special Education Teacher

Job Title:

Special Education Teacher

Reports to:

Senior Leadership

Job location:

Chicago, IL
Full and part-time positions available.

Reach, Chicago’s nonprofit organization that addresses a system-wide need for students in Jewish day schools through professional development, coaching, consultation, and ancillary services, seeks Special Education Teachers in Judaic and General Studies to work in various schools in the Chicago area.

• Providing specialized intervention in various subjects in a 1:1 and/or group setting
• Creating and implementing student goals, curriculum, and data monitoring
• Collaborating with school and parents to develop students’ annual Individualized Learning Plan (ILP)
• Supporting the Student Services department with various assessment needs
• Facilitating inclusion in the general education classroom through co‑teaching and/or collaborative work with general education teachers, and providing modified work per the student’s ILP
• Providing consistent communication, consultation, resource information, and materials regarding students with exceptional needs to parents and general education teachers
• Coordinating special education services with the general education program
• Participating in review and revision of the ILP (monitoring student progress, re‑evaluating plan for students who do not show progress)
• Serving as case manager for assigned students
• Collecting and submitting data on a regular basis
• Participating in regular professional development

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (preferably in special education, teaching or related field)
• LBS-I endorsement
• Knowledge of updated IL Common Core State Standards
• 2‑5 years of experience in special education, a classroom setting, or a related discipline
• Compassion, flexibility, effective communication, knowledge of best practices, teamwork, data‑driven instruction, and comfort with culturally diverse settings

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. To apply, send cover letter and resume to careers.

Reach was founded in 2011 by Chicago’s Jewish United Fund and Associated Talmud Torahs (ATT) to fill the need in Chicago’s Jewish Day Schools for capacity and expertise in serving children with diverse learning needs. Reach is an organization that values continuous learning and improvement, aligned with the philosophy of neurodiversity, and brings that perspective to its consulting and teaching work in schools.

Reach’s mission is to support Jewish day schools in meeting the needs of all their students, including those with a wide range of learning styles, abilities, and challenges. Students can then access a Jewish education that is reflective of their families’ values. Reach achieves this by providing school administrators and teachers with innovative tools and best practices, and through a combination of teacher professional development, coaching, consultation, and ancillary services to students.

Reach believes in creating a community of inclusion with the tenets that neurodiversity is normal, all individuals do well if they can, and learning should be approached from a strength‑based perspective.