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📣 Join Us at AERO's Summer Walk-In Interview Event! 📣

Looking for a meaningful career in special education? A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative in Burbank, IL (just 25 minutes from both Chicago and Orland Park) is hosting a Walk-In Interview Event on:

🗓 Tuesday, June 24, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative – Burbank, IL

We’re hiring for several rewarding positions, including:
✔️ LBS1 Special Education Teachers
✔️ Paraprofessionals
✔️ APE (Adapted Physical Education) Teachers
✔️ School Social Workers
✔️ School Psychologists
✔️ Occupational Therapists
✔️ School Nurses
✔️ Behavior Specialists / BCBAs
✔️ Job Coaches

Please bring:

An updated resume

Professional references

Your high school diploma if you're applying for a paraprofessional position and do not yet hold a license

⚠️ Note: The ability to apply for a Short-Term Paraprofessional License (which allows you to work while completing 60 credit hours or passing the WorkKeys exam) ends June 30, 2025.

💻 Save time and apply online before the event:
👉 www.applitrack.com/aero/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1
(We’ll also have computers available if you’d prefer to apply onsite.)

📞 Can’t make it on June 24?
No worries — just apply online and call Kathy McNamara (HR Assistant) at 708-496-3330 x1204 to schedule an interview.

📧 Questions about qualifications or specific roles? Contact Dan Chiarito (Assistant Director of HR) at [email protected]

✨ Come grow with us and make a difference in the lives of students. We can’t wait to meet you! ✨
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Welcome to the A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative

A.E.R.O. is a low incidence special education cooperative located in Burbank, Illinois.

Since 1963 A.E.R.O. has provided special education programming and an array of related services to students with disabilities residing in the eleven member school districts. The eleven member districts have joined together to maximize their resources and provide a full continuum of special education services.

We provide a safe and nurturing learning environment and are committed to promoting inclusive efforts to maximize the success of students. A.E.R.O. encourages the involvement of students with disabilities as active members in the classroom, school, and community.

We hope you enjoy our website, which was designed to provide helpful information to the community, parents, students, and staff who work with and are served by the Cooperative. Please let us know if you have any ideas which might help us improve our site by contacting us.

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Your organization or business can help our young adults with
special needs transition into the world!
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