Special Education Teacher/Case Manager- Kindle Farm School - Newfane

HCRS (Health Care & Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont)•Newfane, VT

4h•$33 - $38

About The Position

Located in Newfane, Vermont, Kindle Farm School is a therapeutic, independent day school serving male identifying students grades 2-12. The school provides a highly individualized, hands-on, and relationship-based educational environment for students who have not thrived in traditional school settings due to social, emotional, behavioral, or learning challenges. Kindle Farm offers a holistic approach that integrates academics, vocational education, therapeutic supports, and experiential learning across a rich milieu that includes classrooms, forests, workshops, and working farms. The school day may include carpentry, mechanics, sustainable agriculture, wilderness skills, and arts — all designed to promote student growth through authentic, meaningful engagement. A dedicated individual who has a background in holistic education and inclusion. The individual should have a strong background working with students who have a variety of diagnoses within the Special Education system. The candidate should have a commitment to working with students who struggle with behavior in school settings as a team member. A Special Educator is a dedicated individual who is either licensed or provisionally licensed by the Vermont Agency of Education. This Position is supervised by the School Director or Lead Special Educator.

Responsibilities

Working with all teachers and 1:1 paraprofessionals to ensure that proper IEP accommodations are made in the classrooms and to aid in the development of the appropriate curriculum.
Recommending present levels, goals, objectives, and accommodations for IEP and Evaluation meetings.
Working with sending schools to meet students’ individual needs and to plan for the eventual transition to sending district or adult life.
Constructing specific targeted small group lessons for students.
Coordinating and Completing District Medicaid Logs?
Maintaining systems for IEP, evaluation, ratio change, ESY meetings, and follow-through
Summer work to prepare for the upcoming year
Summer curriculum work with teams for Advisory, Transition and Proficiency-Based Grading
Participating in a variety of team meetings including Academic Admin, Special Ed, and Program Meetings.
Coordinating outside providers such as Speech-Language Providers and Occupational Therapists
Working with the Academic Director to coordinate and support state assessments.
Reviewing and editing activity logs, behavior reports, and quarterly grade reports.
Position supervised by School Director or Lead Special Educator.