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Agency:Department of Human Services
Location: Jacksonville, Illinois, 62650
Opening Date: 6/18/2025
Closing Date: 7/02/2025
Bilingual Option:Manual Communication (Sign)
Skill Option:Special Education
Salary:Anticipated Salary: (Effective 7/1/25) \$4,180-\$8,003/month
(\$50,160-\$96,036/year) + bilingual pay
County:Morgan
Number of Vacancies: 2
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Posting Identification Number: 47988
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Position Overview
The Illinois School for the Deaf is seeking to hire an educator to
perform highly specialized teaching duties at the Jr/Sr High school
level in academic areas. This position applies standard and special
teaching methods and techniques in instructing students who are deaf and
hard of hearing, some with secondary disabling conditions; adapts
methods to meet the needs of the @type of students encountered; and
fosters discipline, good study habits and positive self-concept in the
individual students being served.
Essential Functions
Performs highly specialized teaching duties at the Jr/Sr High school
level in academic areas.
Prepares unit plans and lesson plans for subjects taught following
Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD)\'s prescribed curriculum.
Prepares and coordinates assigned student Individual Educational
Plan (IEP) which include the planning and conducting of annual
reviews and IEP/Transition meetings.
Evaluates programs.
Prepares daily attendance reports of students.
Attends and participates in discussions at regular teacher\'s
meetings, staff meetings, and in-service training.
Supervises the care and use of equipment and supplies.
Serves as an Eligibility Review evaluator of designated students to
be assessed by the Evaluation Center staff.
Assists in planning and participation of State mandated student
assessment and benchmark testing.
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably
within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Preferred Qualifications
One (1) year of professional experience communicating with and
instructing deaf and hard of hearing students of varying academic
and social/emotional abilities.
One (1) year of professional experience communicating and
instructing deaf students with secondary disabling conditions,
including physical and/or intellectual disabilities.
One (1) year of professional experience maintaining effective
working relationships with professional colleagues, assigned
students, and parents/families of assigned students.
One (1) year of professional experience working with behavior
modification programs for students.
One (1) year of professional experience preparing written
documentation related to student performance and education.
One (1) year of professional experience operating a computer,
including experience with technology-based educational tools and
programs.
