Jr. Special Education Teacher

Position: Jr. High Special Education Teacher
Location: Onarga

Description:

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Jr. High Special Education Teacher for Grand Prairie School at our Onarga, IL location!

Nexus-Onarga Family Healing is located approximately 30 miles south of Kankakee and 45 miles north of Champaign-Urbana, just a few miles off of I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL.

Nexus Onarga provides boys ages 10 to 20 years old a structured, homelike environment where they can safely address a variety of unhealthy behaviors and mental health issues as well as childhood trauma. Nexus Onarga youth attend our onsite private, therapeutic Grand Prairie School which offers special education with small classes for grades 5th-12th. This position is for grades 5th-8th.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Skills You'll Bring to the Team:

• Classroom Harmony Mastery:
Creating positive, structured learning spaces where students feel supported and ready to thrive.

• IEP Wizardry:
Crafting thoughtful, compliant, student-centered IEPs that truly move the needle.

• Collaboration Superpowers:
Communicating with families, teammates, and partners to build a united support system for every learner.

• Data Detective

Skills:

Turning numbers and trends into meaningful instructional decisions that spark growth.

Work Schedule:

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 7a-3:30p
Year-round school through the summer with holidays off & pre-scheduled paid break weeks off
Additional days of paid time off provided throughout the year.
Salary: $58,000-$66,000 annually based on credentials and years of teaching experience

Location:

110 N Locust, Onarga, IL

Benefits of working at a private Nexus School:

$2,000 Sign on Bonus for licensed LBS1 Teachers paid out over 18 months of employment
Small class sizes
Full time paraprofessional in each classroom
Behavior Intervention Team readily available to provide ongoing support
Residential program staff available throughout the school day to provide additional support where needed
Tuition assistance program offered to pursue higher education
8 days of paid time off per calendar year plus pre-scheduled paid break weeks off throughout the year, including 2 weeks at Christmas, 1 week Spring Break, 1 week in June & 1 week in August, in addition to time off around other recognized holidays

Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include:

Endless training on mental health & trauma informed care
Internal advancement opportunities without further education required
Ongoing support of a team of trained & experienced professionals
Employee Referral Bonus program
Multiple options for health insurance coverage
No-cost life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
401k match
Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
Carrot Fertility Benefit
And much more!

The Jr. High Special Education Teacher delivers direct instruction and support to students with disabilities, collaborates with the team of teachers and behavior intervention staff, and helps develop IEPs to promote students' academic, interpersonal, and college- and career-readiness skills.

Primary responsibilities:

General Education

Provides direct instruction and support to students with disabilities in inclusion and/or special education settings.
Conducts academic evaluations and writes reports for initial and triennial assessments.
Develops, implements, and monitors Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
Shares IEP progress updates with parents as outlined in the plan.
Prepares for and participates in IEP meetings for both inclusion and self-contained students.
Interprets assessment data to inform…