Are you interested in a career where you can have a meaningful contribution
to the community and be a part of a team? Allendale Association is looking for
people like you. For over 120 years, our mission has been dedicated to helping
children and families overcome the overwhelming impact of severe emotional and
behavior issues and trauma through services and programs that create
opportunities for children to learn, grow and heal.
Allendale Association, a Child Welfare, Mental Health and Special Education
facility, is seeking full time Special Education Teachers to coordinate,
oversee and provide individual and group educational instruction in order to
meet the educational needs of students within the treatment program. Candidate
will provide direction to Teacher Aides and direction for crisis intervention.
We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and an education assistance
program within an environment that promotes professional growth. .
Why work for Allendale?
- Our staff get the chance to:
- Receive outstanding trauma-informed training
- Be a part of a strong and clinically-minded team
- Challenge themselves daily
- Enjoy great benefits
- Working at Allendale can lead to:
- Growing within the agency – the majority of our supervisors, directors and VP’s grew from within Allendale!
- Gaining in-depth experience in the field and learn skills that will contribute to any
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Job Responsibilities
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Coordinates, oversees and provides individual and group educational instruction to students. Prepares lesson plans; and develops and implements curriculum.
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Attends staff in-services, ISBE mandatory training, and team meetings.
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Involvement in crisis intervention; behavioral incidents requiring the use of physical restraint or use of a time-out room.
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May administer medication as required.
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Oversees and monitors the mandatory cumulative classroom records; and prepares and maintains confidential student reports and other statistics/information related to the Educational Program, and students.
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Maintains knowledge of current field trends; maintains membership in appropriate internal and external committees and professional organizations. Attends appropriate training programs.
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Manages and monitors classroom records, attendance, IEPs.
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Supervises children during non-classtime, recreation, and bus duty.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Education
- Type 10 Certificate LD and/or BD/ED
- Knowledge of Special Education laws, rules and regulations
Or will consider:
Regular Ed. Teaching Certification actively pursuing LBS1 Teaching
Certification;
Regular Ed. Teaching Certification willing to pursue LBS1 Certification;
Valid Substitute Teaching Certification actively pursuing LBS1 Teaching
Certification.
Related search terms: Teacher, Classroom, Special Education, Social Work,
Human Services, Children, Family, Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Emotional
Disorders, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Psychology, Crisis Intervention,
Non-profit, Substitute teaching.