Special Education Case Manager & Teacher
The Academy for Global Citizenship is seeking an experienced full-time Case Manager to work alongside our Diverse Learners Team composed of 2 other Case Managers. Our school has a shared leadership approach: K-2 Case Manager, 3-5 Case Manager and 6-8 Case Manager. We are looking for someone who believes that every student deserves the best educational experience and is in support of inclusion best practices and educating students in the setting that is best for them. This position is ideal for a passionate and creative educator seeking a collaborative and open environment for whole-student learning. Our educators are defining and disseminating best practices daily within a unique public school setting. Those with Dual Language (English/Spanish) and International Baccalaureate Programme experience are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note that this is a temporary position with a pathway to become a permanent hire.
Responsibilities include:
- Management: Ensures that Special Education services are in place. Leads IEP and 504 meetings with a team-approach. Develops appropriate transition plans, behavior plans and homebound services for students as needed. Alongside the leadership team, recommends interventions and reviews data.
- Organization: Follows the yearly meeting schedule that ensures 100% compliance in accordance with special education due dates and timelines. Maintains organized systems regarding the related services professionals and an experienced team of paraprofessionals.
- Collaboration: Maintains positive communication with staff members to ensure all members of the IEP team are prepared to meet all IEP and 504 deadlines. Collaborates with the special education teachers and subject course teachers to support in collecting and compiling data for all services in the IEPs. Collaborates with the school team to ensure schedules promote success and inclusion.
- Professional Expertise: Maintains student paper and electronic files in accordance with CPS file protocols and state and federal laws. Reviews all IEPs for quality and provides feedback and professional development to teaching staff regarding IEP writing.
- Community: Schedule, complete, and document all required parent communication in preparation of IEP and 504 meetings in compliance with state and federal laws. Encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with families in welcoming them to our community and maintains solid communication with all community members.
- Assessment Coordination: Collaborate with administration and staff to provide appropriate accommodations and modifications during assessments.
- Teaching: Helps students develop to their full academic potential while systematically increasing their social and independent functioning skills in the classroom setting.
We are looking for staff who:
- Have a big heart to match a big brain
- Are bilingual in English and Spanish (ideal)
- Want their work to define best practice
- Respect and thrive in a dynamic, changing, and growing environment
- Know extraordinary things can happen when people work hard together
- Want to participate in a laboratory for innovation in education
Working at AGC means:
- Being surrounded by thoughtful, inquisitive students and hard-working, like-minded colleagues
- Thinking outside of the box to do what is best for our students
- Being held to high standards for continuous personal and school improvement, and being given the time and support to do so – AGC teachers receive twice as many professional development hours as their peers, and coaching from an Instructional Leadership Team with a combined experience of 13 advanced degrees and 78 years in 26 schools
- Promoting student profile qualities of the International Baccalaureate Program: inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk takers, knowledgeable, principled, caring, open-minded, well-balanced, and reflective.
- Gaining experience with interdisciplinary International Baccalaureate Units of Inquiry, balanced literacy, arts integration, and constructivist Mathematics approach
- Having high academic expectations for every student in the school everyday
- Getting your hands dirty in our school garden
- Enjoying 100% organic, scratch made meals prepared by our on-site chef
- Working in an environmentally sustainable school culture
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- 3+ years (ideal) experience as an educator
- Familiarity with IB (MYP) (ideal)
- Familiarity with inquiry-based teaching
- Believer in culturally relevant teaching
- Strong leadership, communication skills and personal drive
- Ability to maintain a safe, orderly environment, in accordance with restorative justice practices
- Experience with MTSS process and accommodating students diverse learners in the classroom
- Bilingual in Spanish and English (ideal)
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in Education
- LBS1 Certification
- Middle School Endorsement
- State of Illinois Teaching Certificate in relevant area
- Certification in Bilingual Education, ESL Endorsement or extensive experience in ELL instruction (ideal)
About AGC
The Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC) is reimagining the future of what’s possible in public education. As a non-profit Chicago public charter school, located on the city’s urban southwest side, we are constructing a “school of the future” that is trailblazing an unparalleled level of sustainability and new learning environment rooted in wonder. Our mission is to develop mindful leaders who take action now and in the future to positively impact their communities and the world beyond. Our innovative and holistic approach aims to foster systemic change and inspire the way society educates future generations through incubating, evaluating, and disseminating our best practices to the world. We value:
Reimagining the Future of Learning
In addition to operating a K-8 school as a learning laboratory for the Chicago Public School district, AGC’s bold vision is to serve as an incubator of innovation and center of learning for the entire community. Our mission is to reimagine community learning by building partnerships, providing services, and establishing a living institution that model how to coexist peacefully and productively on a more sustainable planet. We envision a world where all have access to inspired educational opportunities, preparing communities to tackle local and global challenges and to live within our planetary boundaries.
New Community Revitalization Project
Leading up to this moment, AGC has not only been focused on helping its Chicago area students create lives full of possibility, but also has reached 5 million students in multiple states and countries by sharing our work openly and encouraging replication of our model. We are now poised to invigorate the AGC mission on a visionary new campus which will be completed in the summer of 2023. Experts from all over the world helped us reimagine the nexus between inspirational learning and healthy communities, and we have attracted a $31 million capital commitment from the State of Illinois.
The new AGC learning hub is one of the most architecturally ambitious projects in the U.S. today and is paving the way for reimagining the role of “school” and learning environments in cultivating the next generation of globally and environmentally minded leaders. AGC’s new learning hub will provide critically needed access to tuition-free early childhood learning, high quality K-8 public education, health care and mental health services, community wellness facilities and programming, neighborhood gardens and green spaces, and a fresh foods market featuring produce from the campus three-acre urban farm, food forest, orchard, apiary, and greenhouses. A variety of sustainable technologies and innovative learning environments, including STEM labs, tinkering studios and maker spaces, will allow educators to reimagine experiential and real-world learning.
Compensation:
A competitive salary based on experience and level of education will be provided. Full benefits, free scratch-made and organic breakfast and lunch, a wellness fund, an innovation fund, and professional development funding are offered.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, or disability.
Application Instructions:
Please respond to this post with a formal resume and a cover letter describing your interest in and fit with our unique school.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- Special Education Teaching: 3 years (Preferred)
Language:
License/Certification:
- Teacher Certification (Required)
- LBS1 (Required)
Work Location: In person
