Teaching Assistant
Listed on 2026-09-11
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Education / Teaching
Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Teaching Assistant for the Safe Harbor School at our Manteno, IL location!
Provide support to education faculty in areas of student learning and provide support within both the educational and residential setting with student resident supervision and safety. Our teachers enjoy small class sizes and support from Behavior and Residential Staff throughout the school day. Join a team that values collaboration, care, and student success.
Apply today!
Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies with over 45 years of restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care and adoption, and residential treatment.
Safe Harbor School (SHS) is our very own private school that serves youth receiving treatment at Nexus-Indian Oak in Manteno, IL. SHS serves grades 6-12, and students participate in a curriculum tailored to their unique needs and current grade level. The school provides a special education curriculum accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement and approved by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Credits transfer to any school upon the client’s discharge.
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.
Work Schedule & Salary- Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm. SHS follows a year‑round academic calendar, including scheduled break weeks and holidays off.
- Hourly rate: $17‑18 per hour based on credentials and years of experience.
- Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
- Floating Holidays
- Multiple options for health insurance coverage
- No‑cost life insurance
- Short/long‑term disability insurance
- 401k match
- NEW — Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
- NEW — Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
- NEW — Carrot Fertility Benefit
- Tuition assistance, discounts, and professional training opportunities
- Advancement pathways and internal promotion
- Internship opportunities
- And much more!
Provide support to education faculty in areas of student learning and provide support within both the educational and residential setting with student resident supervision and safety.
Primary responsibilities- Provide instructional assistance to student residents on an individual basis per established lesson plans; communicate and interface with students with care, concern, patience and professionalism and work to contribute to and facilitate a safe environment for students conducive to the best learning outcomes.
- Carry out lesson plans as needed in the absence of a teacher and provide educational assistance to students on assigned subject materials, projects and assignments.
- Assist with the preparation of classroom materials and handouts.
- Assist with records management, i.e., student attendance, progress reports, etc.
- Provide classroom supervision for study halls or in the absence of the teacher; demonstrate a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in an effort to support the teacher and classroom goals and initiatives.
- Request supplies as needed or directed for classroom activities.
- Understand and support student treatment plans and IEPs (Individual Treatment Plans).
- Assist in maintaining a positive learning environment by monitoring student resident behavior, redirecting residents when issues arise, and assisting with restraints when necessary.
- Assist in monitoring and transporting students before and…
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