Special Education Teacher, Structured; self-Contained Multi Grade; K-2

Position: Special Education Teacher, Structured (self-Contained) Multi Grade (K-2)
Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Special Education

Date Posted:
4/8/2026

Location:
Scott School

Date Available:
08/11/2026
Job Title: Special Education Teacher, Structured (self-Contained) Multi Grade (K-2)
Department/Group: Teacher

Grade: Elementary School, Special Education K
-2 (Multi age classroom )

Position Summary/Purpose: Instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school.

Support provided for all students, including those considered at-risk and/or in need of special education.

Starting Salary: Based on Education and Years of Teaching - based on increased negotiated rate higher than last year's Salary Schedule

Benefits:

• 90% Board Paid Medical Insurance of Available Plan

• 100% Board Paid Single Dental Insurance

• 100% Board Paid Life Insurance (annual salary)

• Flex Savings Accounts

• Paid holidays

• Sick & personal days

Role and Responsibilities / Essential Job Functions:

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips
• Teach skills, concepts, and social-emotional learning
• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them
• Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students
• Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to the children
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate
• Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations
• Demonstrate activities to children
• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress
• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning following approved curricula.
• Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher-training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of programs
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities
• Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies
• Perform other duties as assigned and appropriate to the position

Preferred Skills:
Determine tasks, priorities, and goals
Public speaking
Be exact or highly accurate
As a multi-language district, we always prefer staff who are bilingual but it's not required for this position

Qualifications and Education Requirements:
Current and valid Illinois State certification/license with required endorsements (LBS1) for the…