Intensive Special Needs Specialist

Intensive Special Needs Specialist

Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union – Bennington, Vermont – Open in Google Maps

• Job : 5768693
• Final date to receive applications: Jul 10, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)
• Posted: Jun 09, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 20, 2026
• Position Type: Full-time
• Salary: $23 to $25 Per Hour
• Job Category: Instructional Support >
  Paraprofessional / IA

• Provide academic, behavioral, and transition support to students during all school activities. Work with individual students or groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Implement social skills instruction, behavior plans, and intervention plans for students with behavior disorders or other special conditions to improve academics, adaptive, social and/or communication skills.
• Communicate regularly with teacher and/or administrator regarding student progress. Record data as prescribed to track student progress on IEP goals, objectives, behavior and intervention plans.
• Experience with vision impairments preferred, but willingness to train.

• QUALIFICATIONS – All paraprofessionals must meet State definition of Highly Qualified Paraprofessional (HQP) through one of the following:
  Associates Degree, successful completion (b-minus or better) of at least 48 credit hours from an accredited institution of higher learning, or successful completion of an approved paraprofessional assessment test required.
• Genuine desire to work with students with intensive needs required.
• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Kate Abbott , Director of Student Services
• 184 North Street, Suite 1, Bennington, Vermont 05201
• Phone:
• Email: kate.abbott