Teaching Assistant - High School Job at Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School, Chicago, IL

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  • Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Join a therapeutic day school with wonderful students and great colleagues, offering small class sizes and caseloads, commitment to professional growth, competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and high vaccination rates among staff and students. We follow the latest CDC and IDPH COVID-19 protocols. Continue your passion while feeling secure in your workplace.

Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School of Chicago, IL is seeking to hire full-time High School Teaching Assistants to play a vital role in our students' academic success. Teachers work Monday-Friday, 8:15am-4:30pm with a shortened academic day in the summer and time off in July and August .

We offer phenomenal comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance on Day 1 of employment; and annually up to 7 weeks of paid school breaks, 6 days of paid personal, 10 days of paid sick, and 11 paid holidays, company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan with Roth option, FSA, HSA, an employee assistance program, 529 college savings program , and tuition reimbursement program for continuing studies.

ABOUT THE SONIA SHANKMAN ORTHOGENIC SCHOOL

The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School (O-School) is a private independent school that provides extraordinary educational and therapeutic services to students aged 8-22. For more than a century the O-School has provided a culture of support, a safe haven, and a path to hope for students with mental health challenges, those on the autism spectrum, or both. We provide a supportive school setting that provides each student with individualized treatment allowing them to reach their full potential.

We are confident that you will find our school to be a child-centered and extensively rewarding place to work. We highly value our talented staff of educators and clinicians who work together to achieve a singular academic and therapeutic experience for the students in our care.
Education/Experience Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably with a background in counseling
  • Illinois State Certification, Type 39 - within 90 days of employment
  • Academic background in elementary education and/or a core content in a secondary education area preferred
  • Experience with students with Emotional Disabilities and/or Autism preferred
  • Two years of experience working with severely emotionally disturbed students as a counselor or within a classroom setting preferred
  • Applicants should possess a strong commitment to strength perspective, empowering families and a willingness to work in a high demanding work situation that requires flexibility and innovativeness
ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

Are you a dedicated professional who is committed to creating a classroom that seamlessly marries strong curriculum with clinical insight? Are you open to having fun with your students and providing them with creative learning opportunities? Have you been searching for a teaching position where you can make a difference? If so, you may be perfect for this position! If you feel that you would be right for this position as a High School Teaching Assistant , please fill out an application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!

The Leslie Shankman School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Summer work, Monday to Friday,

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