Teacher-Special Education

We Are HiringHere Comes the Summer Fun! We are looking for a Special Education Teacher to join our AMITA Health team This position follows the school calendar and you are off in the Summer! AMTA Health is an award-winning health system committed to delivering compassionate care AMITA Health represents one of the largest hospital systems in Illinois, with 15 acute care hospitals and four specialty hospitals devoted to behavioral health, long-term care, physical rehabilitation and women and children’s needs. AMITA Health is an award-winning health system committed to delivering compassionate care to nearly 6.6 million residents in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs Work Schedule : Full-time Days; Monday - Friday; following school calendar: Some breaks include winter break, spring break and some summer. Will be allowed to work 20 additional bonus days for additional pay in the summer Work Location : Therapeutic Day School- North, Glendale Heights, IL Benefits: AMITA health offers competitive salaries, PTO plans, and a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer a retirement plan with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts. Additionally, as a non-for-profit organization, AMITA associates may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness programs. What You Will DoProvide special education to students with significant social-emotional/other health impaired/autistic needs.Develop individual goals and objectives that reflect each student's abilities, needs and interests.

Develop and implement lesson plans that focus on student learning.

Provide progress updates through grades.

Administer and interpret formal and informal students' assessments including maintenance, review and interpretation of data on student progress.

Serve as a member of an instructional team and is responsible for ensuring that services are individualized, high quality, effective and consistent with current best professional practices.

Provide support and supervision to assigned education assistants and instructional aides including treatment team.

Prepare reports for and attends IEP meetings.

In conjunction with team members, provide consistent communication to parents/guardians/school districts/outside providers.

Supervise students during the course of the school day.

What You Will NeedLicensure / Certification / Registration:BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.

Licensed Teacher obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.

Work Experience:3 years of experience preferred.

Additional PreferencesNo additional preferences.Why Join Our TeamAMITA Health, one of the largest health systems in Illinois, is comprised of 19 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care. With more than 900 providers in its medical groups, 26,000 associates and 7,000 physician partners, AMITA Health serves over 6.6 million residents in the greater Chicagoland area. We are committed to improving accessibility to healthcare in the communities we serve. We hold ourselves accountable to our patients and one another, and we work hard to treat the whole person, body, mind and spirit. Our compassionate, talented team members are the source of our strength, and we invest heavily in their well-being. We offer significant professional opportunities, career advancement potential, comprehensive training and competitive wages. Equal Employment Opportunity EmployerAMITA Health will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the “EEO is the Law” poster:http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdfEEO is the Law Poster SupplementPlease note that AMITA Health will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. AMITA Health will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.