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The Village School of North Bennington has an immediate opening for a full-time Special Educator for the 2024-2025 school year.  The Special Educator is responsible for managing Special Education services at the Village School and will work collaboratively with a team that may include the student’s teachers and family members, as well as the educational assessment, interventionist, or counseling professionals with whom the student may interact. The Special Educator will work to develop Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) that address the students’ academic, social-emotional, and/or developmental needs. The Special Educator coordinates and leads the IEP meetings at the Village School and is responsible, as the case manager and coordinator of services, for the relevant planning, follow-up and documentation.  This position is for the full 2024-2025 school year and may extend into the summer as necessary, which may include administrative meetings, student IEP meetings, transition meetings, and potentially teaching summer school classes.  

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY DUTIES:

• Serve as the main point of contact for inter-school communication regarding Special Education, as well as the liaison between the Village School and the Southwestern Vermont Supervisory Union (SVSU)
• Attend all meetings relating to Special Education planning, including acting as parent advocate, meeting with parents, educating parents about special needs rights, and educating parents about Special Education terminology and methodology
• Develop IEPs and maintain Special Education files, as well as records of goals, objectives, accommodations and data on student progress with academic plans, in accordance with the regulations of the State of Vermont
• Prepare and send reports of progress toward meeting the IEP objectives to parents and to the sending school districts, as required
• Serve as a student advocate when transition issues, academic concerns, or accommodation issues arise
• Consult with faculty, interventionists, specialists, and support staff, as needed, in order to provide summaries of student needs, to educate teachers about student needs, to clarify Special Education terminology, or to provide mentorship around instructional supports for students
• Provide direct instruction for students as specified in the IEP goals and objectives
• Serve as the Coordinator for Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at the Village School, as well as the SSD contact person for families with students at the Village School who wish to apply for testing accommodations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or a related field is required; preference will be given to candidates with a Masters degree in Special Education
• Valid Vermont Teaching License with a Special Education endorsement; a provisional or emergency license may be considered, but preference will be given to candidates who are licensed (or eligible for licensure) in Special Education in Vermont (please note that copies of transcripts and license must be uploaded to the application for this position)
• Experience in developing and/or providing IEP case management is required
• Preference will be given to candidates with working knowledge of the profiles of neurodivergent students and who are well versed in evidence based practices, such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Structured Literacy.
• Preference will be given to candidates with an understanding and working knowledge of Vermont’s Special Education laws

WHY CHOOSE THE VILLAGE SCHOOL?

• Competitive salary
• Negotiable relocation cost reimbursement
• Partial tuition remission for the K-6 children of core staff members
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance (with an orthodontics benefit)
• School-paid life insurance, as well as the option to purchase additional life insurance
• 403b Retirement Savings Program (with employer matching)
• PTO and Sick Leave