Learning  Resource Teacher  (PreK-5th) Learning Specialist- Full Time Beginning Fall 2025

Description: Baker Demonstration School, an independent progressive PK-8 school on Chicago’s North Shore, is seeking an exemplary Learning Resource for the 2025-26 school year. We seek candidates who are passionate about progressive education, have a love of students and teaching, are innovative and knowledgeable about learning diversity and expertise in Special Education.  We place a high value on community and seek candidates who have excellent interpersonal skills who will work well with students, colleagues, and parents.  A full-time position includes curriculum development, participation in  all professional development meetings, collaboration with colleagues, and additional responsibilities throughout the year that require attendance at evening and weekend school events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Special Education- LBS certification preferred
• Primary Grades special education teaching experience  
• 3-5 years experience managing a full caseload of students, including managing accommodations plans, regular progress monitoring and other data assessment and analysis, coordinating with students’ care providers, and liaising with local district learning support personnel for educational evaluations
• Experience analyzing benchmark and progress monitoring scores and utilizing the scores to inform instruction and form intervention groups
• Experience providing push-in support in middle school classrooms
• Experience providing small group or 1:1 support  
• Experience teaching math to small groups of students with learning differences
• Effective communication skills with all stakeholders - students, teachers and parents
• Knowledge and experience with progressive education philosophy and a constructivist pedagogical approach
• A deep commitment to enhancing an inclusive school community for students and adults, based on cultural competence, social justice, and respect for diverse perspectives and backgrounds  
• Ability and skill with collaborating  and contributing  positively to an educational environment that supports a lifelong love of learning, self-esteem, and respect for the community and the world in which we live
• Commitment to contribute positively to the school community and to develop supportive relationships with students, families and colleagues  
• Continue to be a lifelong learner through ongoing professional development and collaboration with colleagues    

School Information:

Founded in 1918, Baker Demonstration School is an independent day school committed to providing an exemplary Preschool, Elementary and Middle School progressive education to our 200 students. Our students come from Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette and other North Shore communities. We believe that children learn best in an inclusive, creative community that encourages individual risk-taking and values learning by doing. Baker’s experiential approach nurtures the development of the whole child enabling each student to be fully prepared for intellectual, artistic, physical and social/emotional challenges well beyond Baker.  

At Baker:  

• We cultivate our students’ intrinsic motivation to learn and their active participation in the learning process.  
• We foster excellence through critical thinking and integrated connections across academic and artistic endeavors.  
• We promote collaboration while developing leadership capacity.
• We foster citizenship by encouraging students to develop self-awareness and compassion for others.  
• We celebrate individual, familial and cultural identities and graduate students with an understanding and respect for diversity, equity and inclusivity.  

Application Materials: Candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume with 3 professional references  to employment@bakerdemschool.org. Non-Discrimination and Disability Policy Baker Demonstration School is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions, including those related to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and recognition of individuals on the basis of their ability and job related qualifications and without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or any other classification prescribed under applicable federal, state, or local law.  We actively seek diversity among faculty and administration as well as among students.  The school complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application/interview process are requested to contact the School in order to arrange such accommodation. 

About BAKER DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL

Baker Demonstration School is an independent day school, committed to providing an exemplary Preschool, Elementary and Middle School education to our 200 students. We believe that children learn best in an inclusive, creative community that encourages individual risk-taking and values different ways of learning. Baker’s experiential approach nurtures the development of the whole child enabling each student to be fully prepared for intellectual, artistic, physical and social/emotional challenges well beyond Baker. We cultivate our students’ intrinsic motivation to learn and their active participation in the learning process. We foster excellence through critical thinking and integrated connections across academic and artistic endeavors. We promote collaboration while developing personal leadership. We foster citizenship by encouraging students to develop self-awareness and compassion for others. Baker celebrates individual, family and cultural differences and graduates students who appreciate diversity in all its forms. Baker Demonstration School does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or sexual identity in its hiring ...processes and actively promotes the principles and practices of diversity throughout the school community. We offer competitive compensation and a progressive community dedicated to learning and engaged citizenship.

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