Vermont Permanency Initiative (New England School for Girls) in southern Vermont is hiring a Multi-Subject, Self-Contained Teacher to provide general education services and work collaboratively as part of a team with planning, instructing, and special education services. VPI is a grade sixth through grade twelve residential school. Applicants must be eligible for a teaching license in Vermont. Position Type: Full-time Welcome to Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc Vermont Permanency Initiative VPI serves students ages 11 up to 21 including those with special needs and exceptionalities such as emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, hearing loss, multi-disability, other health impairment, specific learning disability, and speech or language impairment. Our programming also addresses the needs of students who are coping with symptoms of anxiety, mood disorders such as depression and bi-polar disorder, deficits of attention and hyperactivity, disordered attachment, posttraumatic stress disorder and developmental trauma; including symptoms of dissociation, and oppositional defiant and conduct disorders. Our primary referral sources include: State Departments of Children, Youth and Families, Mental Health, and Juvenile Justice, and Local Education Agencies. We offer self-contained classrooms as well as opportunities for students to move through classroom rotations in our expansive school building which is centrally located and in close proximity to elective opportunities. Our course of study is aligned with Common Core Standards and follows a standard curriculum including Middle and High School courses in Mathematics, Science, English and Social Studies. We offer small class sizes, differentiated instruction, specialized instruction in basic skill areas and other areas identified in Individual Education Plans such as adaptive behavior, self-regulation and executive functioning. Our academic programming includes both academic and elective opportunities offering youth opportunities to express themselves, utilize their unique learning styles, and demonstrate mastery and competency across of a variety of indicators and educational outcomes. Related services include speech and language services, Title 1 services, and occupational therapy consultation. Job Requirements: Requirements: Must have a Bachelor's degree in a, education related field Must be 21 years of age Preferred: BA in field of assigned instruction or bachelor's degree with equivalent coursework and experience in the field of assigned instruction. A preference will be given to teachers with educational experience related to students with identification/diagnosis with emotional disturbances, attention issues or mental health conditions. Required: VT AOE certification/teaching license. Two or more years' experience in instruction in the field of general education and/or special education, preferably middle school and high school levels. Special Education Certification strongly preferred Experience working with children is required for this position.

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