Elementary Teacher Self Contained

The Menta Group
The Menta Group Salary
Centralia, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/24/2024
As a General/Special Education Teacher at The Menta Group, you will have the freedom and ability to educate a small classroom of students in a self-contained setting. Our social-emotional learning environments offer engaged and inquiry-based academics combined with a P.B.I.S. structure.

Established organization opening in Centralia, IL AUG 2023
Seeking Elementary K-3 or Elementary 3-5

  • Hiring for 2023 School Year
  • Self-Contained Classrooms (10 students max per room)
  • Grades available K-3, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and young adult transition (17-21) 
  • Hours 8 a.m. -3:30 p.m. M-F, following a 10 Month School Calendar
  • Sign-On Bonus for Special Education Teachers
  • Tuition Reimbursement for General Education Teachers Seeking LBS1 

Responsibilities:
  • Teach all subjects in both remote (e-learning) and in-person classroom settings
  • Provide a differentiated learning environment
  • Work collaboratively with staff, including curriculum and clinical staff to yield positive results for the students
  • Gain support on-campus from other teachers, administrators, curriculum staff, clinical staff, and various support staff that are Menta employees Have the freedom and ability to personalize learning
  • Provide a social-emotional learning environment
  • Have a classroom size of around 10 students with paraprofessional support in the classroom

Qualifications:
  • IL PEL (Professional Educator's License; out-of-state applicants will need to apply for IL certification) with LBS1 Certification or Other Teacher Certification (Non-Substitute) with the willingness to obtain LBS1
  • 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 Semi-Monthly Pay
  • Generous Paid Time Off Benefits 
  • 403(b) Investment Options
  • Direct Employer Hire
  • Negotiable Sign-On Bonus for Certified Special Education Teachers 

About The Menta Group
The Menta Group has evolved into a dynamic, responsive, multi-state education non-profit, 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 Group’s 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. Menta’s 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 student’s 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 student’s past, present and future desires is used to establish a student-centered plan (MAP) that serves as a foundation of the student’s 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 provide 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 non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the district office.

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