Special Education Teacher- LBS- Morton Grove

Special Education Teacher

Parkland Preparatory Academy, one of Chicago's most innovative and dynamic therapeutic day schools, is seeking Special Education teachers with LBS-1 certification in Morton Grove. We are specifically seeking teachers willing to work and collaborate on campus in Morton Grove- but lead their caseload of students through virtual means! Our goal is to meet students where they are, and help them make the gains necessary to reintegrate into a less restrictive environment or complete their high school education!

Requirements/

Qualifications:

• Professional Educator License- LBS1 or LBS1 endorsement
• Strong behavior management skills
• Ability to collaborate with other professionals in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of Google application
• Ability to maintain great communication with students

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and assign standards based lessons in the exact courses students' need to graduate
• Ability to individually differentiate virtual instruction according to IEP's
• Strong communication and relational skills, to help lead students to success
• Engage students through multifaceted curricular materials
• Construct legally sound IEP's
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with Parkland students, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, supporting agencies, and a variety of external agencies.

Job Description:

• Teachers provide instructional opportunities for students to access state learning standards, achieve IEP goals, BIP goals and transition goals.
• Well aware of district graduation requirements.
• Teacher can multitask successfully throughout the work day, tend to case management needs, planning, 1-1 or small group instructional sessions, and attend IEP meetings.
• Teacher monitors students receiving related services weekly (Speech, Occupational Therapy, Counseling, etc.)
• Must accept direction, adhere to policies, procedures within the company.
• Must demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience, and dedication and react calmly and effectively in high stress situations.
• Maintains ongoing progress records for all students assigned and communicate progress regularly to parents.
• Demonstrates preparedness for IEP meetings through the submission of drafted documents according to supervisors timeline.
• Very important
  - Has the ability to support students who begin to mainstream to a less restrictive learning environment through maintaining regular contact with home school staff, District Rep. and student's parents in order to facilitate a successful permanent transition.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Tuition reimbursement
• Annual raise
• 401k Retirement plan
• Health care/Dental benefits
• Life insurance
• On and off campus professional development opportunities
• Paid time off
• Employee recognition program