Special Education Teacher

Company: Managed Care Staffers
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 17, 2025

Job Description:

Experienced F/T Special Education Teachers Needed in Chicago, Tinley Park, Machesney Park, & Rockford, Illinois

Skills, Experience, Qualifications, If you have the right match for this opportunity, then make sure to apply today.
Our client, a busy and growing Not-for-Profit Organization with locations in Chicago near the Loop, Tinley Park, IL, Machesney Park, IL, and Rockford, IL, is looking to hire experienced full-time Special Education Teachers with experience working with students with special needs or disabilities. Experience working with Autistic Students would be beneficial.



These are all full-time positions working Monday-Friday (8:30am to 3:30pm).



We understand that you cannot submit any comments or text with your resume. If you apply through Monster, please send a separate email to emurawski[at]managedcarestaffers.com with the answers to the following questions in order to be considered for this position:


How many years of experience do you have working as a Special Education Teacher?
How many years of experience do you have working with individuals with Autism?
Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education?
What is your desired yearly compensation?
Are you immediately available for employment?
Job Responsibilities


As a Special Education Teacher, your primary responsibility is to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the students with special needs, and or disabilities.
As a teacher you are accountable for the development, implementation, and monitoring of the classroom programs. Developing weekly lesson plans in alignment with student IEP goals.
Perform and submit formal assessments at least 10 days prior to each student's annual review, but not earlier than 30 days prior.
Develop, in collaboration with team members, appropriate IEP goals based on assessment results 10 days prior to the annual review.
Update and provide data-based quarterly progress reports and IEP benchmarks.
Note in lesson plans, references of informal assessments of specific students that triggered the plan.
Arrange for and perform activities, materials, and prompting hierarchies that relate to the IEP goals.
Mentor and train classroom and 1:1 assistants to anticipate those activities that they can perform, that support the lesson plan.
Provide monthly suggestions to the School Administrator/Program Coordinator on areas of training that would enhance the skills of teachers and aides.
Conduct weekly meetings with staff members and submit documentation to administration.
Observe the performance of classroom staff sufficient to perform an evaluation and assist administration with annual performance evaluation.
Notify the School Administrator/Program Coordinator of the onset of unacceptable staff performance.
Communicate daily to parents via notebook or phone regarding the ongoing performance of students.
Maintain and update all required components to student main files.
Participate in at least 2 outside Autism or Special Needs trainings per school year.
Participation in in-house trainings, IEP/MDC meetings, and case review meetings.
Conduct at least 2 observations in other classrooms and provide the administration with documentation of your observations.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Special Education.


Illinois State Type 10 Teaching Certificate or LBS1 (limited or unlimited) or;


Bachelor's Degree and an Illinois State Teaching Certificate in an area of regular education, and a Special Education endorsement, letter of approval or a short-term emergency letter of approval.
Completion of required clinical hours for teaching degree/certificate.
Experience working with special needs students is required. Autistic Students is preferred.
Professional Crisis Management training (PCM) and CPR.



If you or anyone you know is interested, qualified and currently seeking employment please e-mail an updated resume to us for immediate review and consideration.

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