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Springfield - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Description

As a Special Education Teacher at The Menta Group you will have the freedom and ability to educate a small classroom of students in a selfcontained setting. Our socialemotional learning environments offer engaged and inquirybased academics combined with a P.B.I.S. structure.

10 Month School Calendar
Hiring for All Grade Levels K21 Small SelfContained Rooms 10 students max)
MF following a school calendar
Benefit Options & Generous Paid Benefit Time Off
Direct Hire with our school: Return School Year after School Year (no annual contract)

Responsibilities

    • Teach all subjects in a classroom setting
    • Provide a differentiated learning environment
    • Work collaboratively with staff including curriculum and clinical staff to yield positive results for the students
    • Gain support oncampus from other teachers administrators curriculum staff clinical staff and various support staff that are Menta employeesHave the freedom and ability to personalize learning
    • Provide a socialemotional learning environment
    • Have a classroom size of around 10 students with paraprofessional support in the classroom

Qualifications

    • IL PEL (Professional Educators License; outofstate applicants will need to apply for IL certification) with LBS1 Certification or Other Teacher Certification (NonSubstitute)
    • Must be flexible in the ability to teach multiple grade levels as student populations change
    • Ability to teach a classroom of students within all basic instructional areas
    • Ability to work with youth with emotional/behavioral/academic difficulties
    • Ability to be flexible work in teams and creatively problem solve
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively

Benefits

    • Benefit options include: Medical Dental Vision and Supplemental Insurance Programs
    • Medical Insurance enrollment is available to full time employees on their date of hire. No waiting period.
    • 10 Month School Position with 12 Month SemiMonthly Pay
    • Generous Paid Time Off Benefits
    • 403(b) Investment Options
    • Direct Employer Hire
    • Negotiable SignOn Bonus for Certified Special Education Teachers
About The Menta Group

The Menta Group has evolved into a dynamic responsive multistate education nonprofit operating numerous private and public/private partnership schools. The organization still firmly adheres to its policy to never give up on a child and that no student will be rejected suspended or expelled.

The Menta Groups mission is To provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services. Menta brings a framework of educational practices that have been designed and are supported through evidence based practices. Mentas collaborative process with various school and community stakeholders has resulted in programs designed to educate support challenge empower and celebrate students who present with a range of academic social and emotional needs. At the beginning of a students experience with Menta a collaborative meeting is held that includes the student significant people in their lives Menta staff and other professionals as appropriate. During that meeting a comprehensive assessment of the students past present and future desires is used to establish a student centered plan (MAP) that serves as a foundation of the students Menta programming. A guiding principle of Menta is we do not give up while also holding our students and staff to high expectations. The educational offerings at a Menta program provides students with a quality education that is designed to nurture and enhance the skills and maturity needed to meet the challenges of being productive adults and citizens in a rapidly changing 21st century world.

Professional Associations and/or Partnerships
The Menta Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC CASE Autism Speaks ASBA AAPSEC AASA CCSSO SEAA ASCD and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Menta Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Menta Group ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race creed sex color national origin religion age sexual orientation or disability. The District has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and noncertified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the district office.

About Menta Academy Springfield

Menta Academy Springfield is anchored by a steadfast commitment to the 3C Ready initiative where our focus is to guide each student toward becoming College Career and Citizenship ready. Our educational approach is highly individualized catering to the unique learning paths and developmental needs that each student presents. We pride ourselves on creating vibrant classrooms that serve as active learning landscapes where every day is an opportunity for our students to excel academically and socially.

The educational experience at Menta Academy Springfield is designed to not only impart knowledge but to also inspire a zest for learning and personal growth. Our educational spaces resonate with interactive learning ensuring that students are not merely passive recipients of information but active architects of their future success. By fostering a culture of daily achievements in both educational and behavioral domains we lay a solid foundation for our students to build upon as they progress through lifes stages.

Students Served: PK21

Professional Associations and/or Partnerships
The Menta Education Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC CASE Autism Speaks ASBA AAPSEC AASA CCSSO SEAA ASCD and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Menta Education Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Menta Group ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race creed sex color national origin religion age sexual orientation or disability. The District has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and noncertified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the district office.

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