Immediately Need After School Credit Recovery Teacher in Illinois

Job title: After School Credit Recovery Teacher Company: Lake County Schools Job description: Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 serves nearly 15,500 students in preschool through grade 12 and is located halfway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan. Our District has one early learning center, 15 elementary schools, five middle schools and a high school program divided between two 9?12th grade campuses. The District encompasses portions of Waukegan, Beach Park and Park City. Why We Do This Work: The Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 has set an ambitious agenda for change, guided by the belief that all children, regardless of circumstances, can achieve at high levels and academic gaps can and will be eliminated with the support of teachers who deliver engaging, relevant, and academically rigorous instruction that excites students and instills a love of learning in them. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Classroom Teacher will be directly responsible to the Program Coordinator, Coordinator and building principal for all matters pertaining to the operation of the school plan, in-building administrative and personnel procedures, and general or district-wide policies. Responsibilities: 1. Provide a personalized instructional program that is compatible with the abilities, needs and learning characteristics of each student; 2. Collaborate with case manager to ensure that appropriate accommodations are being made; 3. Implement prescribed curriculum; 4. Employ creative methods of instruction and utilize a variety of materials within the structure of the designated curriculum; 5. Become acquainted with the characteristics, needs, abilities and supports of each child through personal interaction. 6. Inform the program coordinator and take proactive steps to remediate unsatisfactory student attendance and provide weekly updates to the program coordinator; 7. Maintain up-to-date lesson plans; 8. Supply the program coordinator with a weekly schedule of course work and of completion of credits for each student; 9. Maintain up-to-date online lesson plans 10. Develop a close relationship with each students parents or guardians 11. Provide for daily parent/guardian contact for all absences; 12. Facilitate student learning using Edmentum computer-based curriculum; 13. Instruct and respond in an appropriate manner with students; 14. Facilitate student learning using an online learning platform and other blended and instructional learning practices, including the use of Edmentum; 15. Instruct and respond to students using cultural responsive practices. Qualifications: Must have valid Illinois Professional Educators License; be computer literate and have a working knowledge of the Edmentum Online Program and/or an online learning experience. Application Deadline: Candidates must submit an online application to be received by the closing date. Only online applications will be considered. : www.wps60.org Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 offers employment opportunities without regard to age, gender, race, color, national origin, religion, marital or military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, parental status, genetics, disability or other protected category. Powered by Aspex Solutions - AppliTrack, Applicant Tracking for Educators. Online Job Employment Applications, Web Based Employment Applications for School Districts and Educational Institutions - You can also view at www.k12jobspot.com. K12JobSpot is a site that has thousands of teaching jobs - all from AppliTrack school districts. Expected salary: Location: Illinois Apply Job!