South Burlington School District
Position Description
Job Title: Therapeutic Educator, Alternative Education
Location: District
Job Group: Educator
Pay Level: Exempt
Reports To: School Director
Summary: Provides highly skilled, specialized instructional support in core academics as accommodated and differentiated for students with complex social, emotional, behavioral, mental health, developmental, and specialized learning needs. Develops and applies targeted instruction in accordance with IEP goals and as integrated with trauma-informed understandings and intentions, including integrative and compensatory models for change and growth. Provides this support through creative, student-centered, principled, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)-driven practice, and within meaningful, relevant educational opportunities and genuine, integral student-staff relationship.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides individualized educational, academic, emotional, and social support to identified clients and students.
- Adapts and accommodates curriculum, instruction, and support to match the comprehensive and complex needs, abilities, preferences, and capacities of each student.
- Develops learning materials designed for each student’s ability and interest.
- Works to enhance motivation, provide consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to students for all learning activities.
- Maintains notes and client records as indicated.
- Provides services in accordance with program principles and practices, and in compliance with policies, regulations, and legal requirements.
General Responsibilities: Monitors student discipline through appropriate behavior management techniques. Assists administration in establishing and maintaining school-based discipline and a positive learning environment. Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule.
Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s Degree. Demonstrated skill in working with middle and high school students with disabilities is required. Working knowledge of Special Education state and federal guidelines, regulations and laws is essential. Knowledge and experience with behavioral strategies, accommodations and interventions for primary and secondary students with emotional/behavioral challenges.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid Vermont Special Educator License with appropriate endorsement.
Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory specific to assigned instructional academics program; ability to plan and implement plans based on school objectives and the needs and abilities of assigned students. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication is essential. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all District requirements, Board policies and Special Education guidelines, rules and regulations. The ability to plan, organize or manage time effectively is required.