Consulting Special Educator

The Augmentative Learning & Movement Center is nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont and seeks a full-time collaborative Special Educator to work within three independent schools, a residential facility and school-based programs.  The position requires excellent communication & case management skills.  Knowledge of alternative assessment, data collection & analysis as well as curriculum design are crucial components to this position.

 

The ideal candidate should be interested in working within a clinical model along side a multidisciplinary team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Pathologists, Behavior Analysts, and Regular Educators. The ALMC is supported by its affiliate Vermont Developmental & Behavioral Medicine which includes a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician as well as a consulting Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist.

 

The applicant must be available to fulfill numerous roles to include the provision of direct teaching services and the on-site supervision of all educational programs. The individual identified must be able to develop educational programs and train and supervise staff. The employee must have strong educational skills and the ability to attend to numerous details.  The position requires the employee to have skills in working with children and young adults who exhibit mild to severe behavioral disorders and developmental disabilities.  Interested individuals must be willing to work directly with students who display aggressive and self-injurious behaviors that are often complex and intense in nature. The employee must have experience working with students who have had multiple treatment failures, complex family situations, and complicated diagnosis.

 

The ALMC's location provides for a healthy and active lifestyle while at the same time challenging and innovative work with a growing population of students affected with autism spectrum disorder.

 

Job Requirements:

 

1. Provide supports in order to establish and maintain stimulating and effective learning environments.

2. Provide effective leadership to faculty and staff in contracted sites.

3. Develop, direct, and assess implementation of educational programming and other Center activities.

4. Identify and operate within all local school policies.

5. Interface with local personnel and other agencies.

6. Facilitate treatment team meetings.

7. Assist the Educational Director with Center budget preparation and implementation.

8. Report progress to parents, sending school districts, and outside agencies.

9. Evaluate and follows safety procedures.

10. Assist in observations and write-ups for students being considered for program participation.

11. Attend and participate in necessary IEP meetings with local school districts.

12. Coordinate with ALMC clinical staff.

13. Guide and implement long and short term goals for the overall Center program.

14. Ensures compliance with state and federal laws and regulations relating to Center business.

15. This role does not negate participation with school related business.

16. Attend all mandatory ALMC in-services and pursue other opportunities for professional growth and development.

17. Maintain current licensure and/or certification and work toward additional licenses or certifications where required or appropriate.

18. Other duties as assigned.

 

*** The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements which may be inherent in the position.