Special Education Teacher - $50/hr (2024-2025 school year)

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. This position would be for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, secure your position for the next school year now!

Pay Rate: $50/hr

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 certificationA comprehensive knowledge of special

education students’ needs and special

education programming.

Preferred: experience working with Autistic Students