To apply for the positions listed, you may obtain an application and job description at the Administration Building located at 16931 S. Grissom Drive, Tinley Park, IL 60477 (Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. **Please note Summer Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - closed all Fridays in July and the first two Friday's in August 2008) or download an application from the link below. Completed applications and accompanying documents should be sent to the designated person listed below with a copy to the District Personnel Office (address above) or fax to 708-532-1512.

As a condition for employment in Kirby School District 140, you must successfully pass an examination to determine that you are in good health and free of tuberculosis. To comply with the Illinois School Code, the TB skin test must be administered within 90 days prior to the start of employment. Your physician must provide the results of your TB skin test or chest x-ray, as well as the date on which it was performed and read. Self-reading by employee is not acceptable.

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Pre-Employment Health Examination Form
Certified Staff Application
Educational Support Staff Application

Classroom Teacher - 1st Grade Available until Location Fernway Park Elementary Job Description QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Valid State of Illinois Teaching Certificate for the grade level assigned and required endorsement for teaching assignment. 2. Such other qualifications of academic, professional, and personal excellence as the Board of Education may specify. REPORTS TO: Building Administrator JOB GOAL: Plan, implement and monitor the instructional programs as appropriate to content area to ensure that assigned students meet or exceed the expectations defined by the Illinois Learning Standards. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: The Kirby School District 140 teacher is expected to meet the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards – Performance Indicators. Performance responsibilities include but are not limited to: 1. Uses a variety of explanations and multiple representations of concepts that capture key ideas to help students develop conceptual understanding. 2. Uses a wide range of instructional strategies and technologies to meet and enhance diverse student needs. 3. Introduces concepts and principles at different levels of complexity so that they are meaningful to students at varying levels of development and to students with diverse learning needs. 4. Monitors and adjusts strategies in response to learners’ feedback. 5. Creates varied opportunities for all students to use effective written, verbal, non-verbal, and visual communication. 6. Uses individualized education program (IEP) goals and objectives to plan instruction for students with disabilities. 7. Maintains useful and accurate records of students’ work and performance and communicates students’ progress knowledgeably and responsibly to students, parents and colleagues. 8. Uses a variety of appropriate formal and informal assessments to evaluate the understanding, progress, and performance of the individual student and the class as a whole. 9. Develops instructional units that involve compiling, organizing, analyzing, and synthesizing of information, and student use of technology to support these processes. 10. Organizes, allocates, and manages time, materials, and physical space to provide active engagement of students in productive tasks. 11. Demonstrates a variety of effective behavior management techniques appropriate to the needs of all students, including those with disabilities (including implementing the least intrusive intervention consistent with the needs of these students). 12. Models accurate, effective communication when conveying ideas and information and when asking questions and responding to students. 13. Models the rules of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and syntax in both written and oral contexts. 14. Communicates with parents/guardians to develop cooperative partnerships in order to promote students’ learning and well-being. 15. Contributes to the well-being of one’s school community. 16. Collaborates with other professionals as resources for problem-solving, generating new ideas, sharing experiences, and seeking and giving feedback. 17. Follows School District Policies and Administrative Procedures and codes of professional conduct, respecting the boundaries of professional responsibilities, when working with students, colleagues, and families. 18. Reports any suspected child abuse or neglect as required. 19. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as administration may assign, in accordance with Board of Education policies and administrative procedures. EVALUATION: Evaluation will be in accordance with the District’s Teacher Evaluation Plan. Benefits TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and fringe benefits in accordance with the current Teachers Collective Bargaining Agreement. 180 work days annually established by the Board of Education. Additional Information Start Date: August 25, 2008 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: July 7, 2008 Qualified Certificate Holders interested in this position should review the Job Description and submit a letter of application to: Mrs. Carol Novak, Principal, with a copy to the Personnel Office.