Special Education Teacher

Our Ideal Candidate Will

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a Special Education program.
• Tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.
• Conduct IEP meetings.
• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with speech teachers, psychologists, and other service providers.
• Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
• Maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
• Record progress within the independent study program.
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education program.
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Ability to teach students of grades 6-12.
• Ability to understand, adopt, and support the independent study program, concepts and their philosophies.
• Ability to organize and present ideas effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to make skillful decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to operate a PC computer, word processor, copier, FAX, and other office machines.

Education and Experience

• Minimum BA degree or equivalent required.
• IL PEL - Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBSI) required.

Perks and Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer-matched 401k plan.
• PIE provides our staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, Cuba and China as well as U.S. based trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California. We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork.
• At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make PIE and our students successful.

• Salary Range: $76,000 - $92,000 Depending on Experience
• To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.il.pathways in education.org.
• Pathways In Education embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.