• Position Type:
    Special Education/MLP
  
  
• Date Posted:
    11/1/2024
  
  
• Location:
    District Wide
  
  
• Date Available:
    08/06/2025
  
  
• Closing Date:
    04/30/2025
  
  

  NOTE: This posting has been opened for application intake for anyone interested in a position with School District U-46 for the 2025/2026 school year. We anticipate the review of applications to begin sometime near the end of January. If you are interested in a role for the current 2024/2025 school year, we encourage you to check out our open vacancies. 
           

 
Function / Position Summary
           

 
Job Duties / Responsibilities 

• Provide direct services and instruction as mandated by the IEP.
• As appropriate, implements district and state assessments, assessment of student progress, and communicates progress to students and parents.
• Creates an environment conducive to learning and motivates students through effective communication and evaluative feedback.
• Modification of classroom assignments and tests for caseload students.
• Collaborates with colleagues, related service staff, and/or parents on a regular basis, and as requested by the administration.
• Ongoing collaborative communication and supervision of paraprofessional.
• Plan and supervise students participating in community-based instruction.
• Instruct and monitor in the use and care of adaptive equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.
• Attend School Service Team and IEP meetings.
• Work cooperatively with building principal and/or supervisor in assessing his/her teaching strengths and weaknesses, and planning and implementing a program to improve his/her teaching competencies.
• Complete data-based screens for annual reviews/re-evaluations for case load students.
• Shared responsibility for entering present levels of information for initial evaluations including ELL evaluations as determined by School Service Team discussions.
• Update progress reports quarterly.
• Develop transition plans and Summary of Performance for students 14 years or older.
• Management and reporting of subject grades for instructional students.
• Create data driven goals and objectives based on student needs, grade level, and state standards for case load students.
• Monitor case load for annual review and re-evaluation dates.
• Oversee that all services on an IEP are implemented.
• Oversee that goals are updated on data-based screens by case manager and/or related service staff.
• Attend contract meetings.
• Attend school professional development.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the principal, or other administrative staff.

 
Education 

• Bachelor’s degree in related subject from accredited university.
• Illinois Teaching Certificate with LBS 1 endorsement and Bilingual Special Ed approval.
• Highly qualified under NCLB.
• Previous teaching experience in special education preferred but not necessary for hire.

 
Experience / Knowledge 

• Knowledge of Modified functional academics and vocational skills
• Knowledge of Adaptive material and equipment
• Knowledge of ELL instructional curriculum and assessments

 
Physical Demands 

• May be required for lifting
• May be required to assist with diapering needs.
• Requires prolonged sitting or standing.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials
• Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching.

 

Terms of Employment 

• Nine-month position (189 work days)