FT Elementary Special Educator PALS Woodstock Elementary School
FT Elementary Special Educator PALS Woodstock Elementary School
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PALS Special Educator: Woodstock Elementary School
Woodstock Elementary School is nestled amongst the Green Mountains in the quintessential and beautiful downtown area of Woodstock VT. The school team is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Special Educator to lead our Program for Alternative Learning Styles. This fulltime role offers a unique opportunity to support students with low incidence disabilitiesand who have diverse needs while leading a program that fosters independence school engagement a sense of belonging and academic success.
About the Role
The Special Educator will:
- Provide direct instruction and support to students with academic social emotional and functional learning needs.
- Lead and collaborate with a team of talented and dedicated paraeducators to ensure highquality instruction and individualized support.
- Develop and implement interventions that address students cognitive communication socialemotional behavioral mobility personal care and selfregulation needs.
- Collaborate with team members to deliver benchmark assessments and oversee students participation in district and statewide testing as determined by their IEP team.
- Support students in both general education and specialized settings integrating them into the least restrictive environment.
- Oversee case management including IEP development meeting planning and facilitation and compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Collaborate with related service providers (SLP OT PT school counselors) general education teams and external partners such as UVM CDC Cares HCRS and the ITeam to provide comprehensive wraparound student support to students and families.
- Evaluate and enhance programming by working closely with students school staff and community partners to identify individual strengths skills and interests .
- Provide opportunities for planned and regular engagement with parents guardians and other stakeholders through a variety of formats and platforms.
What Were Looking For
We seek an innovative and flexible educator who is committed to developing and growing a program that maximizes student potential. The ideal candidate will:
- Hold or be eligible to hold a Vermont Educator License with an appropriate Special Education endorsement.
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to equity diversity and inclusion in education.
- Possess excellent interpersonal communication time management and collaboration skills.
- Create a safe respectful and engaging learning environment tailored to students individual learning styles.
- Utilize datadriven decisionmaking to inform instruction and program development.
- Have expertise in integrating technology to support differentiated instruction.
- Understand the diverse needs of students and the impact of demographic factors on achievement.
- Be committed to continuous professional growth and innovative educational practices.
Why Join Us
In the Mountain Views Supervisory Union we are committed to our vision: Locally Inspired Globally Prepared and dedicated to fostering an inclusive and culturally diverse learning environment. Please visit our website https://mtnviews if you have not already to see and read about the work we are doing.
Candidates with international experience multilingual abilities or backgrounds that contribute to diverse perspectives are strongly encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from outofstate candidates who are eligible for Vermont licensure.
Our employees are offered a robust benefits package that includes medical dental vision a 403b retirement account with district contributions embedded PD and PLCs as well as tuition reimbursement for up to 6 credits at the UVM rate.
If you are a passionate educator eager to lead innovate and expand a program that empowers students to achieve independence and career success we invite you to apply.
Employment Type
Full-Time
