Job Description
**Overview:**
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is seeking a Special Education Teacher-Inpatient Psych to join our team. As a Special Education Teacher-Inpatient Psych, you will teach children with emotional and/or learning problems and communicate the academic and behavioral progress of children on the inpatient psychiatry unit. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to enhance the quality of care provided to the patient population. **Responsibilities:**
• Provides daily instruction to patients with behavioral and emotional disorders
• Creates daily lesson plans and delegates work for staff, students, and volunteers
• Provides a safe, educational environment for children, including classroom management and maintenance
• Completes Educational Screening Assessments as indicated for each patient
• Communicates with parents regarding their children's educational and behavioral difficulties and educates them about appropriate academic accommodations and/or special education placement options as needed
• Consults with school districts (parental consent required) to gather information about each child's level of achievement and facilitates the child's transition from the program
• Facilitates and advocates for appropriate school interventions, including MDC/IEP procedures as indicated
• Attends school staffing's as necessary in coordination with primary therapists when indicated
• Maintains appropriate documentation for each patient as outlined by program
• Coordinates and supervises all requirements for billing of educational services per program
• Attends and participates in all patient-focused meetings as scheduled by program
• Prepares written educational summary and recommendations as indicated
• *Qualifications:**
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• State of Illinois Special Education Certification (Type 10)
• Previous teaching experience with children who manifest emotional, behavioral, and learning problems preferred
• Working knowledge of the principles of child development, special education materials, classroom management, and diagnostic and prescriptive teaching techniques required
• Working knowledge of current special education laws and regulations
• *Benefits:**
• Competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity
• Comprehensive rewards package, including differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits, including Supplemental Life, AD&D, and Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity coverage, Tuition assistance, Student loan servicing and support, Adoption benefits, Backup Childcare and Eldercare, Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members