# Special Education Teacher Life Skills

**Company**: The Menta Education Group
**Location**: Machesney Park, 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 Education 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.

**Responsibilities**

- Teach a life-skills based curriculum in a self-contained classroom.

- Classroom sizes are at or near 10 students with paraprofessional support in the room.

- Grade Level taught will depend upon the position for which you've applied. We may need you to be flexible on grade level during the school year.

- Provide a differentiated learning environment.

- Work collaboratively with staff, including curriculum and clinical staff to yield positive results for the students.

- Have the freedom and ability to personalize learning.

- Provide a social-emotional learning environment.

**Qualifications**

- IL PEL (Professional Educator's License) with LBS1 Certification or Other Teacher Certification (Non-Substitute).

- Comprehensive training, experience, and mentoring in curriculum area.

- Ability to teach a self-contained classroom within all basic instructional/life skills areas.

- Ability to work with youth with emotional/behavioral/academic difficulties.

- Must be flexible, work in teams and creatively problem solve.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively.

**Compensation & Benefits**

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

- Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off (PTO); and a 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match.

**Additional Information**

- Menta Academy Northwest is dedicated to ensuring each child reaches their potential in becoming 3-C Ready: College Ready, Career Ready, and Citizenship Ready.

## Skills

### Required
- LBS1 Certification
- IL PEL
- Special Education
- Life Skills Curriculum
- Differentiated Learning
- Social-Emotional Learning
- PBIS

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