What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher position at LYDIA HOME ASSOCIATION?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Lydia Home Combined Program is a non-public residential school for students with learning disabilities and severe behavior disorders located in Evanston Illinois. Lydia Home students receive quality differentiated instruction in a small instructional setting.
We are seeking : a highly motivated individual who is licensed in Special Education and holds a LBS1 endorsement who is ,
- Self-awareness of one's biases
- Perception, understanding, and acceptance of differences in others
- Analysis and diagnosis of student understanding and adaptation as required
- Negotiation and risk-taking in their teaching
- Strong conceptual understanding of their subject matter
- Maintains High academic expectations
- create a positive learning environment
- take a pulse of the class and has engaging instruction
- Ability to make adjustments in real-time
- Invest a lot of time into learning about your students
- Willing to accept feedback from principal to improve practice
- Advocate for and champion diverse learners, ensuring their growth and preparing them for post-secondary success
- Develop IEP goals and objectives that address students’ needs and progress monitor progress
- Design, implement, and support behavior management plans
Supervisory Responsibilities : Teacher will oversee students in a residential school setting with a small student to teacher of no more than ration 9 : 1 within a secure facility.
Responsible for monitoring and evaluating student academic performance to ensure instructional effectiveness. They conduct classroom observations, provide feedback, and assess student performance against predefined standards and objectives.
We are seeking a teacher that assures student learning by engaging them during instruction, lectures, and student activities using differentiated instructional practices , visual aids, and other materials to supplement academic presentations. Teachers will lesson plan and prepare course objectives that are aligned to students current IEP by following school curriculum guidelines that are aligned with the academic requirements of ISBE. Teacher will teach Common Core Standards, assign lessons and correct student work on a regular basis.Teacher will administer tests to evaluate pupil progress, records results, and issues reports to inform parents / home school / court personnel of progress.
Teachers must be willing to learn the curriculum and use it effectively during instruction and assess students on their progress.
Requirements :
