Empowering High School Special Education Teacher

• Position Type:
  High School Teaching/ Special Education
• Date Posted:
  5/21/2026
• Location:
  
  Proviso Math & Science Academy
• Date Available:
  
  08/07/2026

Position Type:
High School Teaching/ Special Education

Date Posted:
5/21/2026

Location:

Proviso Math & Science Academy

Date Available:

08/07/2026

Closing Date:
Until Filled

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Division / Department:
Special Education
Classification (FSLA):
Full-time, Exempt
Position Group:
Teacher
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Anticipated Work Year & Hours*: 180 Days
Union Membership:
Proviso Teachers Union, Local 571, AFL-CIO
Reports to:
Building Principal and/or designee


General Description
:
Full-time high school teaching position.


Minimum Required Qualifications
:
Employees are responsible for obtaining/retaining the most current statutory and administrative rule requirements for their position.

• Education/Training:
  
  Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or meets minimum requirements to be eligible for an Educator License with Stipulations (ESL) Endorsement
• Licensure:
  
  Valid Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) or Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) for grades 9-12
• Endorsement: Learning Behavior Specialist I (Grades 9-12)
• Experience:
  
  N/A
• Knowledge/Abilities/Skills:
  
  Ability to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.

Desired

Qualifications:


(

Note:

These are “desired qualifications” only, and are not required to be considered for employment for this position)

• Master’s Degree and/or Doctorate Degree
• Previous high school teaching experience
• Certified ESL High School or Bilingual Certification
• Bilingual Endorsement (grades 9-12)
• ESL Endorsement (grades 9-12)
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Multiple subject area endorsements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
*:
Instructional Competencies

• Teach to prescribed outcomes and goals to lead to positive student outcomes
• Utilize best practices of standards-based learning and the gradual release of responsibility instructional model
• Design and implement coherent and rigorous instruction to improve student achievement ensuring prerequisite, grade level, and extension skills that are aligned to priority standards
• Ensure that students understand the learning goals and the relevance of instructional outcomes
• Involve students in learning using research-based differentiation practices and educational technology
• Use appropriate school support and resource materials toward improvement in students' social, emotional, academic, and behavioral health outcomes
• Provide appropriate remedial and/or enrichment material
• Implement reteaching and review opportunities and interventions for students
• Differentiate for students with special needs, language needs, or different learning styles.
• Promote student success through clear expectations for learning and coursework, timely responses, and regular feedback
• Assign and evaluate student work that leads to mastery of standards
• Track, monitor, and post student progress on a weekly basis using the district SIS system
• Communicate regularly with parents, students, counselors, and support staff and document using the district student information system (SIS) system
• Be clear in explanations and directions to ensure student understanding
• Speak clearly, audibly, and fluently to ensure student understanding
• Establish a positive and safe, student-centered learning environment
• Regularly revise lesson plans based on formative and summative assessment data to differentiate instruction and guide student learning
• Address different styles of learning by employing a variety of instructional techniques and materials
• Be creative and innovative in the use of curricular and instructional materials
• Demonstrate command of assigned content areas and enthusiasm for teaching the subject matter
• Exhibit knowledge of…