Special Education Teacher

Virtual Connections Academy (located in Palatine, IL) is hiring an energetic and motivated Special Education Teacher to teach in our therapeutic day school classrooms.

Virtual Connections Academy (VCA) is a therapeutic day school that provides education and therapy for children ages 6-21 with behavioral and emotional disabilities as well as those with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. At VCA, we help students with school refusal avoid more restrictive placements and eventually transition back into a full-time educational setting.

We use a combination of web-based, in-home and in-building classroom education to build rapport and make learning fun again. We utilize educational, therapeutic, family and community connections to promote academic achievement and personal / emotional growth. Our staff is fully committed to helping each student make progress and develop the skills necessary to succeed at their public school and in their adult life. The environment is based on a positive nurturing model and a strength-based approach where students receive a variety of related services such as speech and language, occupational therapy, art and music therapy, substance use counseling, and nursing services.

Please visit our school website for more information (www.virtualconnectionsacademy.net).

Our organization is seeking candidates with an Learning Behavioral Specialist License. This is an excellent opportunity for those who want to gain knowledge and experience in the fields of special education and mental health with an organization that is a leader in the field. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and tuition reimbursement to further your degree.

Duties of a Special Education Teacher include :

• Interact with students through Google Apps for Education
• Provide whole classroom behavior management while also implementing individual behavior plans
• Maintain positive leadership and participation in P.E., group therapy and other activities
• Support the educational processes to meet the needs of individual students
• Help develop, implement, and monitor student progress
• Participate and contribute to staff development activities and all-staff meetings
• Initiate and / or participate in problem-solving difficult situations involving students and / or faculty
• Implement small group or individual lesson plans created by special education teacher as needed, and complete other tasks that may be requested by the teacher
• Support teachers and therapists in home visits as needed
• This position requires travel within the northwest suburbs of Chicago as well as in-building responsibilities in Palatine, IL

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Job Type : Full-time

Pay : From $58,600.00 per year

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Work Location : In person