Special Education Teacher

• Job Title:
  
  Special Education Teacher (UCAN Academy Grand)


• Location:
  
  
  
  • 3110 W. Grand Avenue
  
  
  • Chicago, IL, 60622
  
  
  • United States
  
  
  
  


• Employee Type:
  
  Exempt


• Minimum Experience:
  
  1 Year


• Required Degree:
  
  4 Year Degree

• Name:
  
  Bianca Teague

Under the direction of the Principal, the Teacher works with a group of students, employing specific training skills to conduct special educational activities.

Developing Individual Education Programs

• Develops and implements curriculum to meet physical, emotional and creative needs of students in an environment where they feel safe, valued and respected.


• Plans specific educational and developmental activities and a schedule of activities within program outline - appropriate to the age level of the assigned students.


• Diagnose educational needs using Kaufman method.


• Develops IEP based on the student's unique situation


• Develops IEP that identifies both short and long-term learning and behavioral goals.


• Creates classroom lesson plans in accordance with students' IEPs.

Instructional Effectiveness

• Uses educational/therapeutic materials and methods, and plans for their appropriate use to promote the social, intellectual, emotional and physical growth of the assigned students.


• Establishes learning objectives and uses pre-planning and classroom teaching to accomplish those objectives.


• Involves all students by utilizing a variety of educational methods to meet students' individual learning styles.


• Explains directions and models desired student performance.


• Monitors student progress and adjusts instruction based on that progress.


• Establishes closure by summarizing content and fits into context what has been taught.


• Selects, maintains and inventories educational supplies, and controls utilization of equipment and materials.

Promotes Orderly Behavior

• Promotes orderly behavior throughout the school and clearly defines expected student behavior by encouraging positive behavior and controlling negative behavior.


• Uses appropriate therapeutic methods to promote the social and emotional growth of the students.


• Remains calm at all times and uses appropriate language with students and coworkers.


• Maintains orderly behavior during class, class transitions and meal breaks.


• Is able to contain children using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.


• Utilizes Crisis Intervention staff appropriately

Building Relationships and Networks

• Maintains relations with casework/social work staff and supports and encourages students to achieve a strengthening of the total agency relationship.


• Establishes rapport with students and parents.


• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with coworkers and all agency personnel.


• Actively listens to others and their points of view.


• Maintains regular contact with parents by making a minimum of one phone call per month to each parent.


• Keeps parents regularly informed about their child's progress and areas for improvement.


• Builds to strengthen the relationship between the school and parents.

Documentation

• Prepares a documented lesson plan and emergency lesson plan for each school day.


• Keeps appropriate individual records, attendance records, and student assessments as designated.


• Produces an IEP annual report for each student in a timely manner and in a format consistent with school requirements.


• Maintains a current and up-to-date parent log and in a format consistent with school requirements.


• Completes student report cards in a timely manner and in a format consistent with school requirements.


• Observes functioning of students and keeps appropriate individual records, attendance records, and student assessments as designated; prepares, distributes and grades examinations.

Outside Staffings

• Attends and participates in outside staffings to meet the educational needs of the students.


• Completes required paperwork for all stafffings.


• Arrives at staffings prepared and on time.


• Works cooperatively with the other members of the educational team.


• Stays focused and on task in order to complete goals.

• Type 10 (ED/BD), LBS1 Unlimited or LBS1 Limited Certification.


• Experience in and ability to teach all subject matter in a self-contained environment