About the position
The Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a motivated and passionate Educator to join our team! The ideal candidate for this position will have a passion for instructing students in their assigned curriculum area by utilizing developmental teaching methods and techniques that are current with teaching methodologies. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to set student goals, implement behavioral techniques and goals, work with the school principal, fellow teachers, administrators, and counselors while providing supportive supervision. If you meet the requirements and have previous experience preparing and executing diagnostic test instruments, evaluating testing on a follow-up basis, gauging the rate and scope of students’ progress, and maximizing student potential than this opportunity is for you. We encourage all qualified and interested individuals to apply!
Responsibilities
- Administers classroom and individual instruction to participating youth in the assigned subject area of mathematics.
- Within the purview of the Core Curriculum policy, develops curricula for each assigned teaching subject.
- Develops examination tools designed to measure each students’ strengths, weaknesses, and progress.
- Prepares and keeps detailed records and reports on attendance, achievement, and individual progress and needs of the students.
- Directs students in recreational, social, or other extracurricular activities.
- Attends and participates in discussion and planning at regular teachers’ meetings, including counselor-teacher meetings, team meetings, and staff development.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requirements
- Requires possession of a current and valid ISBE-issued Professional Educator License with endorsement appropriate to the content area, grade-level, and instructional area in which the individual is approved to work.
Nice-to-haves
- Prefers at least two (2) years of experience teaching students, a minimum of two grade levels behind, in the area of math operations and math concepts.
- Prefers at least two (2) of experience developing math curriculum with application to the IL State Standard or Common Core.
- Prefers at least one (1) year developing and delivering math specific lesson plans to teach math operations, math calculations, math life skill applications, and math hands-on learning experiences.
- Prefers (1) year of experiences of developing and evaluating math assessments to determine student instructional needs.
- Prefers at least two (2) years of experience with Microsoft Office (including Outlook), Google Applications, and/or equivalent computer software.
- Prefers at least two (2) years using online learning to teach mathematics to middle and high school students.
- Prefers at least (2) years of experience attending professional development in the specific area of teaching mathematics.
- Prefers at least (2) years developing and implementing age-appropriately effective classroom management techniques for a middle- and/or high school math classroom.
- Prefers at least (1) semester of collaborative and/or co-teaching with an LBS1 teacher in a middle or high school math course.
- Prefers the ability to demonstrate patience and tolerance with a wide range of behavior.
Benefits
- Flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits.
- Top-tier benefits and great retirement packages.
