At Martin Luther School, we believe every student deserves access to an excellent education, even if their path has included challenge, disruption, or trauma.
Our students are bright and capable. What many of them have needed is a school that understands how learning and emotional development are connected. At MLS, strong instruction and social-emotional support are part of the same commitment to helping students succeed.
Our classrooms are supported by a collaborative team that includes teachers, social workers, behavior specialists, and clinical leaders. We work together to understand students, problem-solve challenges, and create environments where students feel safe enough to take academic risks.
The Teaching Assistant-Mental Health Worker position is responsible for providing assistance to teachers and students in the development of strategies to achieve academic, behavioral, and social goals. This is a 12-month shared staff position with our Residential Treatment Facility working in the Residential Treatment Facility before and after school hours. The Teaching Assistant-Mental Health Worker is an active participant in Teaching Assistant and Clinical Services meetings.
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Martin Luther School is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Gemma Services was formed in November 2019 by the merger of two longstanding nonprofits, Silver Springs – Martin Luther School and theVillage. Representing more than 300 years combined of providing vital services to individuals in the Philadelphia region. Today Gemma is guided by the vision of a world where every person knows they matter. Gemma accompanies people of all ages through life’s challenges using individualized, data-informed support. With three locations in the Greater Philadelphia region, Gemma provides community-based and residential mental health programs, foster family care, adoption and permanency services, special education through an Approved Private School for K-12 students (Martin Luther School), and prevention programs. More than 3,000 individuals and families participate in Gemma’s programs each year.
