Duties
2024-2025 Special Education Teacher at Meadowbrook Elementary School
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits Eligibility: Eligible for full-time benefits for certified personnel
Work Year: 8/19/2024 - 6/3/2025
Days Off: 10 holidays plus winter break (10 days) and spring break (5 days)
Schedule: 7:45am - 3:45pm
Qualifications & Licensure
Illinois Professional Educator License with LBS1 K-12 or K-5 endorsement required
Reports to:
Assistant Director of Student Services
Performance Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate knowledge of best practice in the area of special education service delivery
- Demonstrate the ability to work with students across a range of disabilities (i.e. Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Multiple Disabilities, etc.)
- Set up and maintain a safe and structured learning environment in a self-contained setting
- Advocate and plan for purposeful access to general education among students
- Demonstrate the ability to problem solve in the moment in the best interest of students
- Provide individualized instruction that aligns with students' identified goals and objectives as outlined in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) on a daily basis
- Demonstrate the use of instructional strategies such as positive behavior interventions and supports, prompting hierarchies, visual supports, and sensory integration
- Address embedded skills for all students including areas of communication, functional academics, sensory-motor, and social emotional skills
- Assist students in development of adaptive/daily living skills, including toileting, hygiene and eating/feeding as needed
- Take a lead role in the educational team (i.e. assistants, related service staff, etc.)
- Coordinate and maintain individual student and assistant schedules across multiple grade levels
- Provide written feedback to parents and teams related to a student's progress toward their identified goals and objectives
- Monitor student progress through the use of formal and informal assessments
- Use a high degree of modeling, reinforcement, and visual supports to optimize learning and student engagement
- Co-plan and co-teach with related service staff to address student goals and objectives
- Demonstrate knowledge of and experience with the Common Core Essential Elements and DLM assessment
Terms of Employment:
10 Month Position; salary and benefits as determined annually by the D28 Board of Education
Application Procedure:
Please upload to your application all undergraduate (and graduate) transcripts and at least three letters of reference
District 28 Statement:
Northbrook District 28 is a four-school district with approximately 1,800 students. The community is committed to excellence in education, which is evidenced by the programs and opportunities available to our children. We are guided by our motto of "Empower Every Learner."
Qualifications
Qualifications & Licensure
Illinois Professional Educator License with LBS1 K-12 or K-5 endorsement required
Salary/Benefits
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits Eligibility: Eligible for full-time benefits for certified personnel
Work Year: 8/19/2024 - 6/3/2025
Days Off: 10 holidays plus winter break (10 days) and spring break (5 days)
Schedule: 7:45am - 3:45pm
How to Apply
Application Procedure:
Please upload to your application all undergraduate (and graduate) transcripts and at least three letters of reference