Details: Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 is seeking qualified applicants for the following position: Middle School Bilingual Science Teacher Location: Jack Benny Middle School Description: The Classroom Teacher will be directly responsible to the 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. He/she will be indirectly responsible to the Director of Education for all matters pertaining to curriculum, instructional methods, assessment and materials. Responsibilities: Provide a personalized instructional program that is compatible with the abilities, needs and learning characteristics of each student; Implement prescribed curriculum; Create a child-centered learning environment that is characterized by the consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices; Follow prescribed curriculum, instructional methods and materials; Employ creative methods of instruction and utilize a variety of materials within the structure of the designated curriculum; Become acquainted with the characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and by seeking information from psycho-educational reports, hearing and vision reports, staffing notes, end-of-the-year student status reports, etc.; Inform the Academic Chair whenever a student's attendance is unsatisfactory; Supply the Academic Chair with any abnormal attendance reports on any student; Report student address and telephone number changes to the Academic Chair; Provide the Academic Chair with an up-to-date copy of the schedule of classroom activities that the teacher is following; Maintain up-to-date lesson plans; Use the designated methods of reporting student progress to parents; Attend specified in-service meetings and conferences with the building principal; Develop a close relationship with each student's parents or guardians; Use teacher aides or helpers in accordance with the designated job descriptions; Perform such other professional duties as may be assigned by the building principal. Qualifications & Endorsement(s): Must have valid Professional Educational License Science and Bilingual (Spanish) 6-8