Special Education teacher
Location: Wheeling, IL
Category: Healthcare: Non-Clinical
Job Description Apply Now
A great school in the Wheeling, IL area is seeking a full-time Special Education Teacher for one of the elementary schools in the district. This position begins in late August for the 2025-26 school year.
Interested candidates should be certified or eligible for certification as a Special Education Teacher in Illinois (ISBE-PEL).
Benefits of the Special Education Teacher:
- Full time (7.5 hours/day / 37.5 hours/week)
- Competitive Pay (Weekly Pay)
- Relocation Assistance Available
- Per Diem (Tax free money if you take as a travel assignment)
- Health Coverage
Qualifications of the Special Education Teacher:
- Illinois ISBE & PEL state teaching credential
Responsibilities of the Special Education Teacher:
- Provide direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment.
- Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
- Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students individualized education programs (IEPs) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support system.
- Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students.
- Meet with parents to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their individualized educational needs.
We look forward to working with you!