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7th Grade Special Education (Self-Contained) Teacher-Roosevelt Middle School

Bellwood School District 88 -
Bellwood, IL

Job Details

$47,000 - $61,750 a year

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance

Qualifications

Experience working with individuals with disabilities
Academic IEP goal implementation
Parent collaboration
Collaboration with other professionals for student support
Initial student evaluation for IEP development
Special education record keeping
Community relationship building
Special Education Certification
Student progress notes
Parent-teacher conferences (communication methods)

Full Job Description

Cook County School District 88
Bellwood, Illinois

Department of Human Resources

Equal Opportunity Employer
Notice of Vacancy

2025-2026 School Year

Job Title: Special Education (Self-Contained) Classroom Teacher
Reports To: Building Principal
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $47,000.00- $61,750.00
Terms of Employment: School Year
Benefits: Sick and Personal Days
Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

Qualifications:

 Special Education Teacher Certification with appropriate endorsement.
 Highly qualified as required.
 Master’s degree in special education (preferred).
 Good knowledge of the nature and effects of the impairment(s) or disabilities of the students to

whom assigned.
 Good knowledge of the procedures, practices, materials and equipment required to provide

appropriate learning and behavioral experiences for students to whom assigned.
 Ability to assess needs, develop and implement the IEP, and evaluate outcomes in specialty.
 Ability to coordinate activities with related and specialist staff.
 Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, parents, and the

community; excellent human relations skills; skill in both oral and written communication; ability
to develop and maintain required records and reports.

Essential Functions:

 Provide direct instruction based on child’s IEP, and Illinois State Standards.
 Conduct appropriate academic evaluations; develop, implement and monitor appropriate

academic/behavioral individual education plans (IEP’s).
 Confer and consult with regular classroom teachers regarding student needs and progress.
 Maintain accurate records for documentation of student progress.
 Plan, conduct and/or participate in training activities and department meetings.
 Maintain on-going communication (verbal and written) with parents of special education

students.
 Communicate with parents through conferences and other means to discuss pupil’s progress and

interpret the school program.
 Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin

boards and interest centers.
 Consult with staff members regarding interventions and accommodations for students.
 Direct activities of instructional assistants.



Provide performance evaluation input regarding special education instructional assistant(s) to
school administrator.

 Attend all necessary training and department meetings.
 Perform other related tasks as may be assigned by the building principal and Director of Student

Services.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is continuously required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand;
walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop,
kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift/or
move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal
with several abstract and concrete variables.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work
environment is usually loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with the student, parents, and
community. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being and work out-put of students.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions set forth in the
Bellwood Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement and Board of Education.

Compensation: Provisions set forth in the Bellwood Education Association Collective Bargaining
Agreement.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties,
requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description
is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of
employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position
itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

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