A Special Education Teacher teaches students who have disabilities, and adapts teaching methods to meet the needs of students. Assesses students and helps to develop individualized education plans that specify the services and accommodations needed for each student. Works in a classroom that includes only students with IEPs, or works with students and teachers in regular classes. For students with severe disabilities, may focus on developing skills for independent living. Works as part of a team that includes therapists, school counselors or social workers.
Student Support Services/LD/ED Teacher Date Posted:
6/18/2025
Location:
Yorkville Intermediate School Date Available:
08/11/2025
Closing Date:
07/07/2025
District:
Yorkville Community School District 115 BRIEF
DESCRIPTION / POSITION SUMMARY
Yorkville
CUSD 115
has an opening for a Special Education teacher to support students with IEPs at Yorkville Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year. Develops short and long-range plans consistent with curriculum goals, learners' diversity, and learning theory Understands issues in definition and identification procedures for individuals with disabilities, including those individuals from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds Understands characteristics of individuals with disabilities across the age range, including levels of severity, multiple disabilities, and their influence on development, behavior, and learning; with knowledge about the impact of language disorders, processing deficits, intellectual abilities, behavioral/emotional/social disorders, and physical (including sensory) disabilities on learning and behavior Prepares effective instructional strategies and resources for teaching the scope and sequence in the academic, social, and vocational curricular domains in the general curriculum Plans effective instructional strategies for adapting or modifying general curriculum to meet the needs of individual students, and strategies to implement and prioritize longitudinal, outcome-based curriculum, including social, language, academic, vocational skills, and life skill domains (i.e. domestic, recreation/leisure, vocational, and community) Utilizes specialized materials, equipment, and assistive technology for individuals with disabilities and understands the use of adaptive equipment for students with disabilities to plan and prepare for the integration of assistive and instructional technology to meet a student's individual needs Prepares and utilizes assessment methodologies to adapt for individual students as appropriate, including physical adaptations to meet a student's individual needs Plans and prepares for IEP and parent meetings Understands basic classroom management theories and methods; with strategies for individual behavior management, crisis prevention, intervention, de-escalation techniques, and the balance between classroom management with academic teaching strategies Implements strategies for assessing learning environments and conducting functional behavioral assessments within the environment Understands the characteristics of environments, including materials, equipment, and spatial arrangements that facilitate development, learning, and interaction among students Creates a classroom culture that is a cognitively busy place, characterized by a shared belief in the importance of learning; establishes high expectations and personal achievement Demonstrates ways in which technology can assist with creating and managing the learning environment, incorporating verbal and visual redirection and classroom expectations Provides supervision of paraprofessional educators Consults with teachers and therapists to plan for student's needs and required adaptations, modifications, and use of assistive/adaptive technology Implements effective researched-supported instructional strategies for basic sequences of skills in the academic, social, and vocational curricular areas; including techniques for modifying instructional methods, curricular materials, and the environment to meet learners' needs that are appropriate to those learners' ages and skill levels Chooses and implements instructional techniques and strategies that promote successful transitions for individuals with disabilities Creates varied opportunities for all students to use effective written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication appropriate to each student
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
Current Illinois Professional Educator License with LBSI teaching endorsement preferred (K-12) Starting Salary $51,612 /BS+0, year 1 This position is part of the Yorkville CBA, linked below https://resources.finalsite. net/images/v1719490100/ y115org/zj8dtrteasxz7ty5kyzd/ Copyof2022-2026YEACBA1.pdf?
