• Job Description

  Req#: 2380
  Position Type:
  '); ' High School Positions/ Special Education
  
  
  Date Posted:
  5/14/2025
  
  
  Location:
  Elmwood Park High School, 8201 W. Fullerton Ave.
  
  
  Date Available:
  08/18/2025
  
  
  Closing Date:
  Until Filled
  
  
  Sick and Personal Leave
  Teachers Retirement System (TRS) - Board Contribution is .58%
  Medical, Vision and Dental
  • Single - Board Contribution is 80%
  • Single + 1 - Board Contribution is 60%
  • Family - Board Contribution is 50%
  Single - Board Contribution is 80%
  Single + 1 - Board Contribution is 60%
  Family - Board Contribution is 50%
  Basic Life and AD&D Insurance - Board Contribution is 100%
  LTD Insurance - Board Contribution is 100%
  Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
  403(b) and 457(b)
  Professional Educator License
  LBS1 Endorsement
  Conducts assessments, testing and diagnostic examinations of students for the purpose of identifying learning issues, and recommending courses of action or corrective procedures to overcome issues and maximize learning.
  Participates in PPT's and assists in developing Individual Educational Plans ("IEP") for students.
  Assists students and teaching staff in implementing students' IEP's and behavior management plans.
  Coordinates with outside agencies, organizations and institutions, including state and federal authorities as needed.
  Coordinates with administrators and other teaching staff members to ascertain individual student's abilities and needs, including students with special needs, and to familiarize stakeholders with social work services.
  Serves as ready resource to students and parents to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and behavioral management; serves as liaison between home and school.
  Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research, and by maintaining professional relationships with members of institutions of higher learning and the business community.
  Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping and providing student information to prospective colleges and employers, as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
  Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
  Assists in the orientation of new teachers, and provides in-service training in guidance.
  Selects and requisitions appropriate books, aids and other supplies and equipment and maintains inventory records.
  Position Title: Special Education Teacher (High School)
  Terms of Employment: Teacher Work Year (181 Attendance Days)
  Immediate Supervisor: Building Principal
  Salary: Starting $52,000 (Per EPET 2024 - 2028 Contract)
  
  Board Contribution Benefits : (Per EPET 2024 - 2028 Contract)
  • Sick and Personal Leave
  • Teachers Retirement System (TRS) - Board Contribution is .58%
  • Medical, Vision and Dental
    • Single - Board Contribution is 80%
    • Single + 1 - Board Contribution is 60%
    • Family - Board Contribution is 50%
  • Basic Life and AD&D Insurance - Board Contribution is 100%
  • LTD Insurance - Board Contribution is 100%
  
  E mployee Only Contribution Benefits:
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
  • 403(b) and 457(b)
  
  
  Summary:
  Maximize the learning experience of students with special needs, in academics, interpersonal skills and activities of daily living.
  
  
  Qualifications:
  Certification/License
  • Professional Educator License
  • LBS1 Endorsement
  
  Job Responsibilities:
  • Conducts assessments, testing and diagnostic examinations of students for the purpose of identifying learning issues, and recommending courses of action or corrective procedures to overcome issues and maximize learning.
  • Participates in PPT's and assists in developing Individual Educational Plans ("IEP") for students.
  • Assists students and teaching staff in implementing students' IEP's and behavior management plans.
  • Coordinates with outside agencies, organizations and institutions, including state and federal authorities as needed.
  • Coordinates with administrators and other teaching staff members to ascertain individual student's abilities and needs, including students with special needs, and to familiarize stakeholders with social work services.
  • Serves as ready resource to students and parents to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and behavioral management; serves as liaison between home and school.
  • Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research, and by maintaining professional relationships with members of institutions of higher learning and the business community.
  • Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping and providing student information to prospective colleges and employers, as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
  • Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
  • Assists in the orientation of new teachers, and provides in-service training in guidance.
  • Selects and requisitions appropriate books, aids and other supplies and equipment and maintains inventory records.
  
  Equipment
  Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printer, copy and fax machines, and telephone.
  
  Travel Requirements
  Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.
  
  Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards
  Works in standard office and school building environments.
  
  FLSA Status: Exempt
  
  
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  Elmwood Park High School, or EPHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elmwood Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.

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