Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. is looking for a SPED Teacher to work in a therapeutic day school located in Joliet, IL.
Candidates will provide excellent special education instruction to students with disabilities; demonstrate best practices to enhance student performance;
to provide excellent educational opportunities in the least restrictive environment that is conducive to student achievement.
Candidates will work with students ranging from 6-22 years old.
Pay Rate : $1,800 per week (based on working 37.5 hours a week) ($48 / hr) + $500 start bonus
Benefits : Healthcare, Dental & Vision, Life Insurance
Job Duties :
- Successful experience working with intermediate-aged students with LD, ED, MIMR, and other categories.
- Teaching ability : increasing students’ language development and communication skills, cognitive and literacy skills; improving motor ability to enhance school performance;
increasing mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills; social and behavior skills.
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaborate with general education staff to enhance student progress and provide necessary accommodations and modifications in the general education environment.
- Ability to plan for and supervise instructional assistants.
- Ability to promote the inclusion of students as appropriate for individual students.
- Knowledge and experience in effective inclusive practices.
- Ability to develop effective lesson plans based on appropriate IEP development.
- Commitment to helping students achieve in the curriculum and according to state standards.
- Able to work effectively with parents.
- Commitment to attend district training in math and literacy learning.
- Will attend all Faculty meetings, participate and contribute in all staff development.
- Participate in Student Success Team (SST) meetings and Multidisciplinary Conference (MDC) meetings.
- Personal characteristics include : positive attitude, high energy level, organized, attentive to time lines, thorough with paperwork requirements, a team player, a contributing faculty member, able to manage multiple tasks and an effective communicator.
Qualifications :
- Illinois certificate : Preferred LSB1 or comparable special ed certification
- A comprehensive knowledge of special education students’ needs and special education programming.
- Preferred : experience working with Autistic Students
30+ days ago