Special Education Teacher Supervisor

The Baby Fold•Normal, IL

17h•$58,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Baby Fold/Hammitt Schools has been successfully wrapping services around children and families since 1902, offering life-critical support such as foster care, special education, early childhood programming, and post-adoption support. The Baby Fold is a unique resources with a strong and enduring heritage. We care for our youngest citizens so they can be blessed with loving homes, stable lives, and the futures they deserve. The Special Education Teacher Supervisor works collaboratively with the school staff to ensure development and implementation of best practice social/behavioral, communication, and instructional strategies within the Challenges classrooms. Serves as a clinical leader in developing instructional and behavioral interventions in classrooms. Serves in a supervisory and mentoring capacity with Challenges classroom staff to develop and implement best practices in all aspects of service delivery. Serves as part of a key leadership team in the enhancement and expansion of autism education and support services within Hammitt School programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate area of education specializing in teaching children with one or more of the following disabilities: behavior disorders, emotional problems, learning disabilities, autism, speech and language deficits and/or developmental delays.
Licensure as a special education teacher with the State of Illinois in one or more of the above-mentioned disabilities required. (LBS-1). Work experience with Autism and/or developmentally disabled populations required.
Five years of teaching experience required.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills required.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Willingness and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team structure.
Knowledge of and skill in utilizing behavioral approaches with children.
Must be able to implement non-violent physical crisis intervention techniques according to The Baby Fold’s physical management and crisis intervention procedures.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Applied Behavioral Analysis preferred.
Supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for assigned staff, including employment, training, supervision, support, and performance feedback, including timely completion performance evaluations. Maintains staff accountability for lesson plans, data and analysis and report writing.
Reviews referrals and school record information with staff, including observations of referred students.
Assists with student pre-placement visits to the Challenges program.
Assists assigned casework staff in transition planning for students and coordinating with relevant internal and external service providers prior to discharge to another placement.
Coordinates with psychologist and nursing staff for medical/psychiatric case management, particularly for students requiring in-patient psychiatric care or prescription medications as part of their educational program.
Coordinates with Speech and Language Therapist and classroom staff to insure integration of language development and communication strategies into daily classroom operation.
Provides assistance for community-based activities and integration into activities in other classrooms for Challenges students.
Assists with classroom coverage, as needed and coordinate staff coverage issues.
Communicates and coordinates with family advocates or school counselors and parents to share information and address concerns, as needed.
Determines and implements appropriate classroom configuration of both students and staff.
Works with building principal to develop the annual budget for the assigned program(s), monitoring and approving expenditures in accordance with program needs and priorities.
Models the agency’s core values of respect, integrity, teamwork, excellence, stewardship and diversity in all activities and interactions.
Serves as a member of a key leadership team for the enhancement, collaborative planning, and expansion of autism education and support services within Hammitt School programs.
Exercises professional leadership by keeping abreast of current trends and developments in special education, particularly as it relates to the field of autism.
Develops and implements staff training and in-service training plan.
Provide training and consultation services to external entities, as requested.
Arranges for and assists with touring and observation opportunities for parents, district representatives and other external entities.
Provides expertise and oversight of the development and implementation of individualized instruction and behavior intervention plans through leading team meetings focused on student profile, data analysis, and progress review.
Leads the Challenges team to ensure cooperation and consistency in the services provided to students.
Collaborates with the supervisory and administrative staff in team decision making and the implementation of team decisions related to all aspects of service delivery.
Implements clinical behavioral treatment according to program guidelines, including individualized behavioral programming and crisis intervention. Includes a primary focus on social and communication supports required for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.