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Special Education Teacher Thrive

Little City Foundation
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Nov 2025
💰 $83,700/yr($79,820/yr$83,700/yr)

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Job Details

Job Location Main Campus - Little City Center for Education - Palatine, ILPosition Type Full TimeEducation Level Bachelor's DegreeSalary Range $79820.00 - $83700.00 Salary/yearTravel Percentage NoneJob Shift 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - FridayJob Category Education

Description

Complete this Online Application,please visit our website for this & other positions >>> www.littlecity.org/careers/. 

and enter the position title in the search engine.  Please include your Cover Letter and Resume.

 THRIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER RATES:

              BA/BS: $ 79,820

              MA/MS: $ 83,700         

SPECIAL SIGN ON BONUS - $ 3000 PAID OUT IN 2 EQUAL INSTALLMENTS IN A YEAR

HOW TO APPLY:

Option 1: Complete this Online Application

Option 2: Quick Review > Email: recruiter@littlecity.org

  • Subject Line: Open Position: Special Education Teacher Thrive
  • Attach: Resume / Cover Letter (if available) 

NOTE: If job link does not work please visit our website for this & other positions >>> www.littlecity.org/careers/

Key Words: Therapeutic Day School, Teacher, Special Ed Teacher, LBS1, LBS-1

Make a big difference with Little City.

Little City is more than a place with a mission. It is a caring community filled with options, opportunities, hopes and dreams. We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals to join our team who want to make a difference each and every day. Bring your smiles and your heart to our children, adults, and seniors who are developmentally disabled. In return, yours will be filled with the joy that has enriched the lives of the individuals you are serving.

If you are looking for a rewarding career, we offer a variety of programs to help individuals with disabilities so they can live, work and succeed within our communities. Here is your opportunity to use your natural leadership skills and help us increase our positive impact on the lives of many wonderful people. Join us as:

Special Education Teacher, Palatine, Illinois

PURPOSE:

Develop and Implement learning goals and objectives, in alignment with residential and day services treatment plans. Provide small group instruction to students diagnosed on the Autism spectrum and to ensure understanding and progress in the general curriculum.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The list of essential duties and responsibilities, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the task to be performed. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein is such duties are a logical assignment to the position.

 

  1. Overseeing the intensive intervention classrooms and will teach in one of the classrooms and help coordinate activities for other intensive intervention teachers.
  2. Developing intensive intervention activities in collaboration with lead teacher, school administration, and other members of residential and school teams. 
  3. Maintaining a new classroom structure of high intensity teacher, lead para, BCBA, and therapies on daily basis.
  4. Creating and maintaining a high intensity classroom environment both high intensity physical environment and high intensity social/emotional environment.
  5. Developing a specialized high intensity curriculum based on evidence-based best practice.
  6. Creating individualized high intensity programs for each high intensity student.
  7. Ability to sustain high level of behavioral interventions in collaboration with BCBA team.

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