Special Education Co-Teacher for Kindergarten

POSITION:                    Special Education Co-Teacher for Kindergarten

LOCATION:                   Solomon Schechter Therapeutic Day School / Northbrook, IL

SUPERVISOR:               Therapeutic Day School Manager/Director of Education 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The licensed special education teacher will co-teach with Kindergarten teachers in the Schechter classroom(s). The teacher in this role will work with special education students on academic, nonacademic, social, health and emotional needs of the students in the general education environments.  The teacher will work with related service personnel to meet the IEP needs of students. The teacher will provide supported instruction and strategies to Para-educators and individual students, small groups of students as well as monitor students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• All case management;

• Development, implementation, and monitoring of IEPs, Behavior Plans, and data

• Development, implementation, and monitoring of instructional, behavioral, daily living, personal care, independent living goals, and community-based instruction.

• Conduct assessments and progress monitoring. 

• Classroom staff management.

• Multidisciplinary collaboration.  

• Job responsibilities may include lifting and physical management.

• Driving is required to access the community

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor's Degree
• Valid Illinois Teaching License for Special Education  
• Hold or be eligible for LBS-1 and/or LBS-2
• Experience working with students with significant special needs to include autism, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and behavioral challenges.
• Demonstrate calm leadership in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of Judaics is helpful
• Hold a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds
• Must maintain a current certification in CPR and Safety Care

   

Keshet offers a robust Employee Benefit Program which includes:

• Affordable healthcare plans
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• 401k plan with employer matching contributions
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Sick Time
• PTO 
• Tuition reimbursement

ABOUT KESHET

Keshet is a one-of-a-kind organization that brings classroom experiences, camps, sports, residential, social, and vocational activities for 600 people with disabilities each year. From the very start, Keshet has grown alongside our participants, creating a community of belonging where people of all abilities learn, play, work, live, and grow together. 

Today, Keshet continues to flourish, with over 75 programs in the Chicago and Wisconsin area, four residential homes, 200 dedicated staff and lay leaders, dozens of community and corporate partners, and thousands of engaged donors around the world. Nurtured by respect, creativity, tenacity and unconditional love, Keshet makes a powerful difference in the lives of each child and adult with disabilities, their families, the community and beyond.