Job Description

As a Paraprofessional with The Menta Education Group, you will be responsible for working with classroom instructors and staff to offer targeted teaching and support to students in the classroom, as well as general support for all students in the school.

Therapeutic day school opening in August 2025

7:30-3:00 pm, Mon-Fri

10 Month School Calendar

Hiring for All Grade Levels K-21, Small Self-Contained Rooms (10 students max)

Direct Hire with our school: Return School Year after School Year (no annual contract)

Responsibilities:

• Provide Paraprofessional support.
• Manage classroom behaviors.
• Report behavioral concerns of students to appropriate staff.
• Implement and maintain behavioral program policies and data.
• Maintain classroom order and safety (Security)
• Provide general supervision of students inside the school setting.
• Assist in the prevention and management of incidents of non-compliance and/or escalation in behavior.
• Maintain alertness for problems likely to disrupt the educational process or to be a safety concern and correct and report these conditions Respond to emergency situations.
• Provide interventions to students to assist in managing behaviors.
• Think quickly, independently, and tactfully.

Qualifications:

• Paraprofessional experience is helpful.
• Security or Juvenile Justice background is helpful.
• Military Veterans are encouraged to apply.
• Ability to operate tactfully under stress.
• Flexibility to change in routines.
• At least 23 years of age.
• Able to work with high-risk special needs students.
• Good driving record and willing and able to drive student van is strongly preferred.

Compensation & Benefits:

• In accordance with the Pay Transparency amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, information about pay ranges and employee benefits can be found at the following links:
• Please refer to the "Classroom Support" section for this position's category.

Opening Fall 2025: Menta Academy Beardstown

1301 Grand Ave Beardstown IL 62618

PK-21 Special Education

The staff at Menta Academy Beardstown will be dedicated to seeing that each child reaches their potential in becoming 3-C Ready: College Ready, Career Ready, and Citizenship Ready.

Educational services are intended to meet both the developmental and individual learning needs of each student. Classrooms are designed to be active learning environments where young people have the opportunity to experience educational and behavioral success on a daily basis.

Students Served: PK-21

Professional Associations and/or Partnerships:

The Menta Education Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC, CASE, Autism Speaks, ASBA, AAPSEC, AASA, CCSSO, SEAA, ASCD, and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Menta Education Group (“Menta”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression), color, national origin, religion, age, pregnancy or related conditions, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local law. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact Menta’s office.

The Menta Group evolved into a dynamic, responsive, multi-state education non-profit, operating numerous private and public/private partnership schools. The organization still firmly adheres to its policy to never give up on a child and that no student will be rejected, suspended, or expelled.MissionTo provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services.VisionWe envision a society in which all youth can be successful. As an organization, we are especially committed to making success a reality for at-risk youth. We strive to be the recognized national leader in serving at-risk youth in educational and social service settings through the provision of empirically-based innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services. Our goal is to also support the professionals who work with at-risk youth by focusing on program development, professional training, and child advocacy.

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