Special Education Teacher
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Position Type: Student Support Services/Special Education TeacherDate Posted: 11/5/2024Location: New Horizon CenterSpecial Education Teacher Location: New Horizon Center CLASSIFICATION: Full-Time (8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m) WORK YEAR: 2024-2025 School Year (Position open immediately) Job Summary:1. Modify and adapt lessons and curriculum as needed to meet individual student's needs and IEP goals.2. Modify, adapt and/or conduct assessments to evaluate progress. 3. Collaboration with team to review student progress via assessments, maintain records of student work, and develop intervention strategies to ensure student success and growth.4. Meet regularly with teachers, teacher assistants and specialists to discuss individual student's modifications or adaptations, ongoing learning issues, interventions or problems. Work collaboratively to ensure individual student's needs are met. 5. Complete required documentation of student progress and data necessary for IEP reports, goals and evaluations. 6. Communicate both verbally and in writing with parents and students on progress. 7. Assign work, instructions or lessons to teacher assistants. Assess work, modify and provide regular feedback. 8. Participate in staff development and school improvement activities in order to maintain professional growth. Plan and incorporate best practices or new strategies. 9. Perform other related duties as assigned.Qualifications: The qualified candidate will have a valid Illinois Professional Educator License with an LBSI endorsement. PreK through 21. Working Conditions: Non-Public Special Education Therapeutic Day School; self-contained classroom