Early Childhood Special Educator

St. Johnsbury School District is seeking an Early Childhood Special Educator to work in our preschool program next school year. We have approximately 86 three and four year olds in our district. This position follow the teacher's collective bargaining agreement.

Qualifications: Early Childhood Special Educators must possess a Bachelor’s Degree and Special Education license with the Early Childhood endorsement or be eligible for a provisional license with this endorsement per the Vermont Agency of Education.

Reports To: Principal(s) and the Director of Student Support Services

General Responsibilities:

As a Case Manager, Early Childhood Special Educators are student-centered and work collaboratively with, and in support of, classroom teachers, paraeducators, parents, related service providers, guidance counselors, UPK partner programs, other community agencies and consultants, and each other to ensure that the needs are met for a diverse student population.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides modeling, tools (strategies), consultation and collaboration with teachers and paraeducators and other staff for the implementation of effective instructional strategies, behavioral strategies, and social skills plans around students with specific identified needs.
• Provides direct instruction with individual students and small groups both in and outside of the classroom setting.
• Travels to local UPK partner programs in provision of services as well as service provision in the school building.
• Provides and supervises delivery of student IEP services, accommodations, and data collection procedures.
• Completes initial and subsequent assessments for students as identified by the team.
• Participates in school wide assessment procedures.
• Assists with the development and implementation of 504 plans and other educational plans on an annual basis and/or as agreed upon by the student’s team.
• Coordinates IEP/504 team meetings with related service providers and outside agencies and makes referrals for a treatment team and/or interagency team (CSP) meeting as determined by identified student need.
• Assists with the coordination of students’ educational schedules.
• Develops schedules for paraeducators based on IEPs.
• Provides consultation, regular supervision, and modeling/training to paraeducators.
• Communicates consistently with parents regarding student progress and helps ensure understanding of school procedures and processes.
• Participates in curriculum review and development.
• Remains current in research, legal requirements, best practices, technology, instructional content, Title I, ESL, Act 230, Section 504. Attends required training.
• Complies with the VT Special Education Regulations.
• Facilitates crisis intervention including the development and revision of behavior plans.
• Plans transition for students between grades, schedules, schools and/or programs.
• Maintains all appropriate documentation including files, paperwork, Child Count and Medicaid.
• Assists in the budgeting process by identifying needs within their caseload.
• Adheres to appropriate confidentiality policies.
• Informs the Director and/or Assistant Director of Student Support Services of program activities and status.
• Attends department meetings and other team meetings as assigned.
• Develops substitute plans in case of absence and manages substitute plans of paraeducators working on their caseload.

Salary follows the Teacher's Collective Bagaining Agreement and is based on years of experience and educational level. Teachers get vested in the State Teacher's Pension after 5 years of service. Teachers work 186 days each school year. Teachers receive 15 sick days, 4 emergency days, 5 personal days, 5 bereavement days. BCBS of Vermont is the health insruance. The employer pays the first $1900 for single coverage or $4000 for multi-person plan of the out of pocket costs plus 100% of prescription costs. Employer pays for single dental coverage, employee's life insurance and employee's long term disabilty insurance. We have an amazing Employee Wellness program that includes a free membership to RecFit, a free membership to Heart Space Yoga and after work classes at the school. We also have half-days during inservice of employee wellness with many choices to participate. We have an InvestEAP program, PATH, mental health resources, employee connect, travel connect, Lincoln Wellnesspath, Lifekeys, life insurance and long-term disability insurance all employer paid benefits.

Come join our team in Saint Johnsbury Vermont (3 minutes from I-91).

Saint Johnsbury School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.