Special Education Teacher Job at Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools, Chicago, IL

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  • Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Betty Shabazz International Charter School (BSICS) is looking to immediately hire Special Education Teachers for the 2025-26 school year who have an Illinois Professional Educator License with a LBS1 endorsement.

Established in 1998, BSICS is a network comprised of two K-8 Chicago elementary campuses. Our Betty Shabazz Academy campus is located at 7823 S. Ellis Ave in Chatham. Our Barbara A. Sizemore Academy campus is located at 6547 S. Stewart Ave in Englewood.

Our academic model incorporates history, culture and STEM as well as community service and character development into all aspects of our rigorous curriculum, school routines and physical environments. As a result, daily, our students are taught that with historical understanding, culture, community, planning, proper values, discipline, and individual and collective work they can overcome any challenge, academically excel and become transformational, next generation, global leaders.

Instructors hired to teach at BSICS are expected to:

1) embrace the Making Thinking Visible Framework,

2) demonstrate they possess the content knowledge required to use the rigorous Amplify Science curriculum and its manipulatives and workbooks with fidelity as well as an ability to effectively transfer this understanding to students,

3) know how to use a variety of individualized and small group strategies to move students at different levels simultaneously towards grade-level attainment,

4) evidence classroom management practices that fosters respects as well as affirm and inspire students to become self-confident, independent, successful learners,

5) analyze student classroom data to focus and drive whole class and individualized instruction,

6) possess the patience and skills to effectively interact with students in need of social-emotional supports.

The staff at Betty Shabazz is truly a Village of dynamic and experienced teachers committed to working together to help each other address all challenges to daily, successful teaching and student learning. Hired teachers will continuously grow in their instructional practices through regular participation with other teachers and staff in professional development activities, department meetings, observations of teaching videos and coaching sessions. Also, all teachers hired are provided with supports to achieve personal professional pursuits in their field.

Applicants must possess the following characteristics:

  • Be open and receptive to academic coaching and feedback with a growth mindset
  • Be able to handle high performance expectations and deadlines
  • Be relentless in their pursuit of grade level attainment for our students

Applicants must also be prepared to answer the following questions:

  • Why do you want to be a teacher at Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools?
  • What is your experience working with urban, underserved students?
  • What academic growth and attainment goals have you previously set for your students?
  • What evidence do you have that these goals were achieved?

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