# Special Education Teacher

**Company**: The Menta Group
**Location**: Hillside, IL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: Full-Time
**Salary**: USD 59,000-70,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

As a Special Education Teacher at The Menta Group's Menta Academy Hillside, you will educate a small classroom of students in a self-contained setting.

The role involves teaching all subjects, providing a differentiated learning environment, and working collaboratively with staff to yield positive results for students.

Key responsibilities include:

- Teaching all subjects in a classroom setting

- Providing a differentiated learning environment

- Collaborating with staff, including curriculum and clinical staff

- Personalizing learning for students

- Providing a social-emotional learning environment

- Managing a classroom of around 10 students with paraprofessional support

The ideal candidate will have:

- IL PEL with LBS1 Certification or PEL General Education Teacher Certification with willingness to obtain LBS1

- Flexibility to teach multiple grade levels

- Ability to teach basic instructional areas

- Experience working with youth with emotional/behavioral/academic difficulties

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

The compensation package includes:

- Salary: USD 59,000-70,000 per year

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

- Paid time off (PTO)

- 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match

- Negotiable Sign-On Bonus for Certified Special Education Teachers

Menta Academy Hillside focuses on a holistic approach to education, aiming to prepare students for College, Career, and Citizenship through its '3-C Ready' philosophy.

## Skills

### Required
- Special Education
- LBS1 Certification
- PEL General Education Teacher Certification
- Social-Emotional Learning
- PBIS structure

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