*Special Education Teacher SIGN ON BONUS $3,000!*  Competitive Salary!

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of youth? Join our team at Allendale where we have a rich heritage of 125+ years in providing a safe environment, specialized education and clinical services to youth recovering from severe trauma. We are seeking a motivated and dedicated Special Education Teacher to join our dynamic and passionate team! Are you ready to make an impact? Apply now!

Responsibilities:

• Within a self-contained classroom in a therapeutic day school provide individual and group special education instruction and therapeutic services for up to 10 students with paraprofessional assistance.
• Oversee each student’s IEP development, implementation and case management.
• Participate in supportive teacher mentor program, on-going professional development and other trainings to learn effective and trauma informed interventions and strategies for working with students within our therapeutic day school including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education or related field.
• LBS1 License/Endorsement or Short-Term Emergency License pursuing LBS1 Required.
• Knowledge of Special Education laws, rules and regulations Health Specialist

Allendale offers a Student Loan Repayment Benefit for all employees hired as a full-time licensed LBS1 Teacher. This benefit offers up to $200/month, for up to five years OR a sign on bonus of $3,000! ( $1,500 payable upon hire, $1,500 payable upon 6 months of employment with the expectation of 1 year minimum employment with the Agency.)

Salary:

$47,213 – $76,700 annually

We embrace challenge; we seek out new ways to learn and to grow along with families, regardless of their circumstance or what brought them to us. That is WHO we have always been, and WHO we continue to be today. Our goal is to provide safe homes, high-quality specialized education and vocational training options; and clinical services to children and their families while recovering from severe childhood trauma. We focus on helping youth who have progressed in treatment and are working toward self-sufficiency or returning to their home environment. Our programs emphasize community involvement and community integration as part of the individualized treatment goals.