Special Education Teacher
About The Position
Pathways In Education (PIE) is an Alternative Learning Opportunities Program (ALOP) serving grades 9-12 in the Chicago community. Pathways considers the unique needs of every student, allowing access to small group classes, guided independent study, online courses, and experiential learning, to address each student's individual strengths and needs. Are you an educator that wants to make an impact in students’ lives? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Pathways is the place for you! PIE is looking for educators that are warm, outgoing, authentic, passionate and inspiring. PIE places great emphasis on the student-teacher relationship, a critical component to the development of students’ personal, emotional, and academic well-being.
Requirements
- Minimum BA degree or equivalent
- Current Illinois Professional Educator License
- Endorsement: Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I)
Responsibilities
- Provide instruction and other related services to Special Education students.
- Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities within a Special Education teacher program.
- Support instruction in reading, math, and written language for students.
- Tutor individual students and small groups, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
- Facilitate diagnostic assessments, including administration, scoring, and interpretation.
- Administer and score individual and group academic tests.
- Review and revise IEPs as needed.
- Write individualized education plans and support other academic programs as needed.
- Schedule IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrators, and all appropriate special education staff.
- Conduct IEP meetings.
- Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluations and testing with speech teachers, psychologists, and other service providers.
- Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
- Maintain progress records and document progress toward IEP goals.
- Record progress within the independent study program.
- Perform other duties in support of the Special Education teacher program.
- Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.
Benefits
- paid time off
- holiday and sick time
- medical, vision and dental coverage
- incentives
- employer-matched 401k plan
- opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, Cuba and China as well as U.S. based trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California.
- regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork.
- company-wide award functions to recognize talent and dedication.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
