EDUCATOR OPT. B (Language Arts)

​Agency: Department of Juvenile Justice
Class Title: EDUCATOR - 13100 
Skill Option: High School 
Bilingual Option: None 
Opening Date/Time: 12/12/2024 3:45 PM

Closing Date/Time: 12/27/2024 11:59 PM
Salary: Anticipated starting salary is $5,618/month (Step 1b); CBA applies; Full Range: $5,618-$9,894
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Logan
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC063

 

 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  43705 

Educator Opt. B (Math)

 

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Position Overview:

The Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a motivated and passionate Educator to join our team! The ideal candidate for this position will have a passion for instructing students in their assigned curriculum area by utilizing developmental teaching methods and techniques that are current with teaching methodologies. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to set student goals, implement behavioral techniques and goals, work with the school principal, fellow teachers, administrators, and counselors while providing supportive supervision. If you meet the requirements and have previous experience preparing and executing diagnostic test instruments, evaluating testing on a follow-up basis, gauging the rate and scope of students’ progress, and maximizing student potential than this opportunity is for you. We encourage all qualified and interested individuals to apply!

Essential Functions:

• Administers classroom and individual instruction to participating youth in the assigned subject area(s).
• Within the purview of the Core Curriculum policy, develops curricula for each assigned teaching subject.
• Develops examination tools designed to measure each students’ strengths, weaknesses, and progress.
• Prepares and keeps detailed records and reports on attendance, achievement, and individual progress and needs of the students.
• Directs students in recreational, social, or other extracurricular activities.
• Attends and participates in discussion and planning at regular teachers’ meetings, including counselor-teacher meetings, team meetings, and staff development.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires possession of a current and valid Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Professional Educator License (PEL) in Secondary Education endorsement in the appropriate content area in which the individual is approved to work.

Preferred Qualifications: (In Order of Significance)

• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience implementing behavior modification principles.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience implementing educational support to students with extreme and profound emotional impairments.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience evaluating students by utilizing provided tools and/or programs to assist in behavioral objective creation. 
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experien