Special Education Teacher Moderate/Severe

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**Job Description** As a Special Education Teacher at The Menta 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. **Location: Southwest Academy Maryvale area Phoenix, AZ** **Staff Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., M-F, following a 10 Month School Calendar** **REQUIRED: Arizona Professional Educator's License Moderate to Severe Special Education** ### Responsibilities - Teach all subjects in a classroom setting - Provide a differentiated learning environment - Work collaboratively with staff, including curriculum and clinical staff to yield positive results for the students - Gain support on-campus from other teachers, administrators, curriculum staff, clinical staff, and various support staff that are Menta employees Have the freedom and ability to personalize learning - Provide a social-emotional learning environment - Have a classroom size of around 10 students with paraprofessional support in the classroom ### Qualifications - **ADE (Arizona Department of Education) Public Educator ID with Mild/Moderate Cross-Categorical/Special Education Certification or Moderate/Severe** - Must be flexible in the ability to teach multiple grade levels as student populations change - Ability to teach a classroom of students within all basic instructional areas - Ability to work with youth with emotional/behavioral/academic difficulties - Ability to be flexible, work in teams and creatively problem solve - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively ### Benefits - Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance Programs - Medical Insurance enrollment is available to full time employees on their date of hire. *No waiting period.* - 10 Month School Position with 12 Month Semi-Monthly Pay - Generous Paid Time Off Benefits - 403(b) Investment Options - Direct Employer Hire - Negotiable Sign-On Bonus for Certified Special Education Teachers