Special Education Teacher

Company: Waukegan School District 60
Location: Waukegan
Posted on: February 14, 2020

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:The Special Education Classroom Teacher will be directly responsible to the Associate Principal / Department Academic Chair for all matters pertaining to the operation of the school plan, in-building administrative and personnel procedures, and general or district-wide policies.Responsibilities:

• Provide a personalized instructional program that is compatible with the abilities, needs and learning characteristics of each student;
  
• Implement prescribed curriculum;
  
• Create a child-centered learning environment that is characterized by the consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices;
  
• Follow prescribed curriculum, instructional methods and materials;
  
• Employ creative methods of instruction and utilize a variety of materials within the structure of the designated curriculum;
  
• Become acquainted with the characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and by seeking information from psycho-educational reports, hearing and vision reports, staffing notes, end-of-the-year student status reports, etc.;
  
• Inform the Academic Chair whenever a student's attendance is unsatisfactory;
  
• Supply the Academic Chair with any abnormal attendance reports on any student;
  
• Report student address and telephone number changes to the Academic Chair;
  
• Provide the Academic Chair with an up-to-date copy of the schedule of classroom activities that the teacher is following;
  
• Maintain up-to-date lesson plans;
  
• Use the designated methods of reporting student progress to parents;
  
• Attend specified in-service meetings and conferences with the building principal;
  
• Develop a close relationship with each student's parents or guardians;
  
• Use teacher aides or helpers in accord with the designated job descriptions;
  
• Perform such other professional duties as may be assigned by the building principal.
  
  Qualifications: Must have valid Illinois Professional Educators License. Endorsement(s): LBS1Salary: Per Teacher Contract
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Keywords: Waukegan School District 60, Waukegan , Special Education Teacher, Education / Teaching , Waukegan, Illinois