Teacher, Special Education Teacher

Job Type

Full-time

Enjoy small class sizes, full-time Teaching Assistants in every classroom, and support from Behavior and Residential Staff throughout the school day. Join a team that values collaboration, care, and student success.

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.

• Location:
  
  101 N Bramble Street, Manteno, IL 60950
• Hours:
  
  Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm. SHS follows a year-round academic calendar, including scheduled break weeks and holidays off.
• Salary: $55,000 - 70,000 annually based on credentials and years of teaching 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
• Internships opportunities
• And much more!

Provide educational instruction through a variety of accepted teaching techniques while employing behavior management strategies that will ensure the effective and efficient implementation of assigned individual students' IEPs.

• Deliver instruction and lesson plans aligned to student needs, age level, and subject expertise
• Assess student learning and document progress toward academic goals
• Support students' academic, social, and emotional growth in a residential setting
• Create a positive, structured classroom environment that supports learning and treatment
• Apply approved de-escalation and crisis-intervention techniques when needed
• Collaborate with educational and treatment staff; communicate student progress clearly
• Develop or support IEPs and participate in required meetings and trainings
• Maintain student confidentiality and comply with all licensing and regulatory requirements
• Support the Nexus mission, values, and treatment philosophy
• Perform additional duties as assigned

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in an educational discipline is required.
• Active IL PEL teacher's licensure/certification required, with LBS1 endorsement
• Valid driver's license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements
• Must successfully pass an IL DCFS criminal background check.
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or…