SPED Teacher - Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc

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: $1,912.50 per week (based on working 37.5 hours a week) = ($51/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