Careers at Havern
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Havern School creates confident learners by nurturing the potential of students with neurodiverse learning profiles through the use of specialized, small group instruction and integrated therapies.This position is for a classroom teacher in a multi-grade classroom at Havern School, serving students with neurodiverse learning profiles. Potential openings may vary across grades 1st–8th, depending on enrollment and school needs. Havern follows a self-contained model, in which teachers are responsible for teaching all core subject areas. Instruction is delivered in small groups, with flexibility and differentiation at the core of our approach to meet each student’s unique needs.
Responsibilities:
Plan, deliver, and amend as necessary the instructional programs
Demonstrate a flexible, solution-oriented approach when navigating changes in classroom dynamics, schedules, or team roles
Collaborate across teams to support smooth transitions for students between grade levels, therapeutic services, or programmatic changes
Adjust to shifts in school structure or student assignments with a positive and proactive attitude
Build students’ confidence and self-esteem as you come to know them as learners and individuals
Participate fully in the life of the school by contributing to and attending school events, supporting advancement/development efforts, and being a representative of the school
Maintain a classroom that is orderly, organized, and equipped to meet the needs of the program and students, and presents a professional appearance to the community
Communicate with families via conferences, phone conversations, messaging platform, and emails
Maintain student notes, anecdotal records, observations, work samples, and any appropriate assessments
Complete student progress reports three times annually, October, February, and May
Assume full responsibility for organizing, scheduling, and leading parent-teacher-student conferences at a minimum of three times annually
Document reports, discipline, student health, and other professional correspondence as appropriate
Attend monthly faculty meetings and other team or school-wide meetings as needed
Take advantage of professional development opportunities and remain current on educational research and best practices
Engage in self-assessment and work towards professional goals and professional growth
Play an active role in the admissions process through classroom visits and observations
Promote enrollment for the school internally and externally
Support the school and its leadership
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Competencies:
Bachelor’s degree in elementary or special education, Master’s degree preferred
Commitment to the mission and philosophy of Havern School
Sensitivity to intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of students
Excellent verbal, written communication skills and strong organizational and management skills
Experience in curriculum development, collaborative planning, and team teaching
Desire and ability to work with children with learning differences
Believe in each individual’s ability and potential to learn and succeed
Maintain current knowledge of techniques and best practices in education, and desire and willingness to take advantage of professional development opportunities
Comfortable with teaching multiple grade levels and adjusting plans based on student progress and team collaboration
Ability to remain flexible, collaborative, and open-minded in a fast-paced and evolving school environment
Starting Salary: $45,000. This is a full-time EXEMPT position. Salary is negotiable based on experience and/or additional qualifications.
Havern School offers a full package of benefits, including health, dental, life insurance, and retirement.
Please look at our website for more information about our school: www.havernschool.org. If you are interested in the position, please submit a cover letter and resume to Molly Buttitta, Head of School, at jobs@havernschool.org.
Updated: April 2025
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Havern School creates confident learners by nurturing the potential of students with neurodiverse learning profiles through the use of specialized, small group instruction and integrated therapies.This position is for a classroom teacher in a multi-grade classroom at Havern School, serving students with neurodiverse learning profiles. Potential openings may vary across grades 1st–8th, depending on enrollment and school needs. Havern follows a self-contained model, in which teachers are responsible for teaching all core subject areas. Instruction is delivered in small groups, with flexibility and differentiation at the core of our approach to meet each student’s unique needs.
Responsibilities:
Plan, deliver, and amend as necessary the instructional programs
Demonstrate a flexible, solution-oriented approach when navigating changes in classroom dynamics, schedules, or team roles
Collaborate across teams to support smooth transitions for students between grade levels, therapeutic services, or programmatic changes
Adjust to shifts in school structure or student assignments with a positive and proactive attitude
Build students’ confidence and self-esteem as you come to know them as learners and individuals
Participate fully in the life of the school by contributing to and attending school events, supporting advancement/development efforts, and being a representative of the school
Maintain a classroom that is orderly, organized, and equipped to meet the needs of the program and students, and presents a professional appearance to the community
Communicate with families via conferences, phone conversations, messaging platform, and emails
Maintain student notes, anecdotal records, observations, work samples, and any appropriate assessments
Complete student progress reports three times annually, October, February, and May
Assume full responsibility for organizing, scheduling, and leading parent-teacher-student conferences at a minimum of three times annually
Document reports, discipline, student health, and other professional correspondence as appropriate
Attend monthly faculty meetings and other team or school-wide meetings as needed
Take advantage of professional development opportunities and remain current on educational research and best practices
Engage in self-assessment and work towards professional goals and professional growth
Play an active role in the admissions process through classroom visits and observations
Promote enrollment for the school internally and externally
Support the school and its leadership
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Competencies:
Bachelor’s degree in elementary or special education, Master’s degree preferred
Commitment to the mission and philosophy of Havern School
Sensitivity to intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of students
Excellent verbal, written communication skills and strong organizational and management skills
Experience in curriculum development, collaborative planning, and team teaching
Desire and ability to work with children with learning differences
Believe in each individual’s ability and potential to learn and succeed
Maintain current knowledge of techniques and best practices in education, and desire and willingness to take advantage of professional development opportunities
Comfortable with teaching multiple grade levels and adjusting plans based on student progress and team collaboration
Ability to remain flexible, collaborative, and open-minded in a fast-paced and evolving school environment
Starting Salary: $45,000. This is a full-time EXEMPT position. Salary is negotiable based on experience and/or additional qualifications.
Havern School offers a full package of benefits, including health, dental, life insurance, and retirement.
Please look at our website for more information about our school: www.havernschool.org. If you are interested in the position, please submit a cover letter and resume to Molly Buttitta, Head of School, at jobs@havernschool.org.
Updated: April 2025
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WHAT MAKES THIS JOB SPEECH JOB UNIQUE?
Low Caseload
17 Assessments Available/More Upon Request
Large Materials Library
$500 Allocated Budget for New Materials Each Year
If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@havernschool.org.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
This position is for a speech-language pathologist at Havern School and the Havern Autism Program (HAP), serving students with learning disabilities and autism. The SLP provides services to support the instructional program through their unique contribution, which complements and augments those made by other professionals who also have unique perspectives and skills. Working collegially with lower and middle school faculty, our HAP team, occupational therapists, and mental health providers, is essential. This position is a full-time week for the 2025-2026 school year.
ABOUT HAVERN SCHOOL:
Havern School creates confident learners by nurturing the potential of students with neurodiverse learning profiles through the use of specialized, small-group instruction and integrated therapies.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Culturally responsive and competent in working with students with neurodiverse learning profiles, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 2) ages 5 to 12 with a wide range of communication needs and learning styles
Providing high-quality direct speech-language therapy services to students within the classroom environment, in small groups, or 1:1 as needed
Conducting comprehensive and functional assessments, analyzing results, and writing reports to determine strengths and concerns in areas of speech, voice, fluency, pragmatics, language, and oral motor skills
Complete evaluation reports, write functional goals, take data, and other paperwork needed to provide high quality services
Developing treatment plans that are strength-based as well as child and family-centered for overall educational improvement
Assisting and guiding teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language delays/disorders
Consulting with teaching teams to develop and implement curriculum modifications and appropriate classroom strategies such as visual supports, oral motor exercises, language strips, topics of conversation, and data collection
Ensuring students’ skills are generalized across settings by collaborating with teaching teams and related service providers
Planning for and teaching, weekly social skills classes
Completing progress reports in a timely manner
Communicating and coordinating with all faculty and staff to ensure school mission, philosophy, and procedures are embraced
Attend team meetings and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including, classroom teachers, support staff, mental health providers, RBTs, OTs, and parents
Designing and conducting training for parents and families if needed
Maintaining an inventory of materials, assessments, and supplies
Maintaining appropriate, confidential, records
Keeping abreast of best practices in speech and language therapy and language development
Engaging parents and families in their student's learning and acting as an ambassador for the school in the community
Collaborating with the partner speech-language pathologist at Havern
Maintaining professional relationships with outside therapists
Contributing productively to the school as a whole
Attending and participating in school events outside of regular school hours
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:
Masters in Speech-Language Pathology required
American Speech-Language Hearing Association credentials required and Colorado Licensure
Commitment to mission and philosophy of Havern School
Sensitivity to intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of students
Excellent interpersonal skills, as well as verbal, written communication skills and strong organizational and management skills
Believe in each individual’s ability and potential to learn and succeed
Maintain current knowledge of techniques and best practices in education and desire and willingness to take advantage of professional development opportunities
Collaborative team plan and student-centered problem-solver
Minimum two years clinical experience in school setting, preferred
Experience with language-based learning disabilities, preferred
Salary Range: $55,000-$75,000
Please look at our website for more information about our school: www.havernschool.org If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@havernschool.org.
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.
Updated: April, 2025
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Havern School creates confident learners by nurturing the potential of students with neurodiverse learning profiles through the use of specialized, small-group instruction and integrated therapies.This position is for an occupational therapist at Havern School and the Havern Autism Program (HAP), serving students with learning disabilities and autism. The OT provides services to support the instructional program through their unique contribution, which complements and augments those made by other professionals with unique perspectives and skills. Working collegially with lower and middle school faculty, our HAP team, speech-language pathologists, and the school psychologist, is essential. This is a 5 day a week position, (1) for the 2025-2026 school year, consisting of .7 for Havern and .3 for HAP. The salary range for this position is $55,000-$75,000 annually, commensurate with experience. (With the right candidate, 4 days a week could be considered)
The benefits of working at an independent school include: small caseload (25-30), flexibility in determining therapeutic needs and servicing, and ease of multidisciplinary collaboration due to small setting
Responsibilities:
Providing high-quality direct occupational therapy services to students within the classroom environment, in small groups, or 1:1 as needed
Culturally responsive and competent in working with students with neurodiverse learning profiles, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 2), ages 5 to 12 with a wide range of motor and sensory needs and learning styles
Collecting relevant data in the form of standardized assessments, clinical observations, parent/teacher interviews, and/or progress monitoring to determine a student’s current strengths and concerns in the areas of fine and gross motor, visual motor integration, executive functioning, and regulation skills.
Developing treatment plans that are strength-based, as well as child and family-centered for overall educational improvement
Tracking student progress in therapeutic goal areas and using this information to update treatment plans, as needed
Complete evaluation and end-of-year progress reports, write functional goals, take data, and other paperwork needed to provide high quality services
Engaging and communicating with families and caregivers in their student's therapeutic supports, progress, and learning, via email, Class Dojo, and conferencing with parents throughout the year
Consulting with teaching teams to develop and implement curriculum modifications and appropriate classroom strategies such as visual supports, sensory supports, and data collection
Ensuring students’ skills are generalized across settings by collaborating with teaching teams and related service providers and providing therapy services within the classroom, as appropriate
Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team in making outside referrals when necessary
Participate in and/or lead aspects of climbing wall, health and wellness, student electives, or other classes as assigned
Communicating and coordinating with the Lower and Middle School teaching teams and Associate Head of School to ensure school mission, philosophy, and procedures are embraced
Designing and conducting training for staff and families, as needed
Maintaining an inventory of materials, assessments, and supplies
Maintaining appropriate, confidential, records
Keeping abreast of best practices in occupational therapy
Contributing to overall school success across situations and settings when needed
Attending and participating in school events outside of regular school hours
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Competencies:
Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy
Valid OTR/L credentials and Colorado licensure
Maintain current knowledge of best practices in school based occupational therapy and a desire and willingness to take advantage of professional development opportunities
Commitment to the mission and philosophy of Havern School
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong organizational and management skills
Student-centered problem-solver and collaborative team player, in addition to being a self starter who can work autonomously
Sensitivity to the intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of students and families
Belief in each individual’s ability and potential to learn and succeed
Please send your resume and a cover letter to jobs@havernschool.org.
Updated: April, 2025
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One-on-One BT will provide behavioral and instructional support for a student in our K - 5th program with an autism diagnosis or similar behavior challenges. The BT will implement programming and behavior intervention based on the student’s individualized plan created by the student’s classroom teacher and BCBA. The one-on-one RBT will work mainly with one student, but also support all students in the classroom at times.Responsibilities
Work 7:45 am -3:45 pm Monday - Friday
Implement both skill acquisition programming and maladaptive behavior intervention to a student in a K-5th autism classroom and small groups.
Know the student’s intervention plan and implement behavior responses throughout the day
Provide support to classroom teachers when student is struggling and needs extra support with academic work
Provide direction based on behavior intervention plans when new team members come on board
Collect consistent data on student’s behavior or academic goals
Regular meetings with BCBA and Classroom teacher to communicate challenges, progress and ideas
Complete documentation by deadlines including but not limited to data collection, client documentation, etc.
Create visuals or instructional materials for student at BCBA, or teacher’s, request
Follow all ASD program and Havern policies
Maintain a positive attitude and supportive work environment
Qualifications and Competencies
High School Diploma
Bachelor’s degree preferred
At least 18 years old
Willingness to complete Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training
Preferred at least 1 year working as an RBT OR similar position implementing behavior intervention with children 5-10 years old
Preferred 1 year working in a school setting
Stellar written and verbal communication skills
Professional, excellent with taking feedback and applying it, strong work ethic
Works well in a fast-paced environment
Ability to adjust energy level based on the environment
Passionate about making a difference!
Benefits
Work with a fun, professional, and supportive team of educators and therapeutic providers
Work with an amazing group of students
Work closely with your BCBA and receive regular training and supervision to become an RBT and ongoing supervision as dictated by the BACB
Attend professional development events and staff development days
Loosely follow the Jeffco School District calendar (including seasonal breaks, in-service days, holidays, and summer break)
Accrued Sick days & Personal Days
Compensation
$33,000 - $35,000 annual salary
Salary is negotiable based on experience and/or additional qualifications.
HAP offers a full package of benefits including health, dental, life insurance, and retirement.
Please look at our website for more information about our school: www.havernschool.org If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter and resume to Robyn Ledebuhr, Director of ASD Programming, at rledebuhr@havernschool.org
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.
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RBT will provide behavioral and instructional support to k-5th grade students with an autism diagnosis or similar behavior challenges. The RBT will implement programming and behavior intervention based on the student’s individualized plan created by the student’s classroom teacher and BCBA. The classroom RBT will work with a variety of students across all grades.Responsibilities
Work 7:45am -3:45pm Monday - Friday
Implement both skill acquisition programming and maladaptive behavior intervention to students’ kindergarten through 5th grade.
Know student intervention plans and implement behavior intervention plans throughout the day with fidelity
Provide support to students that are working on learning to learn skills within the classroom
Provide modeling of behavior intervention plans when needed with new team members
Collect consistent data on student’s behavior or academic goals
Regular meetings with BCBA and Classroom teacher to communicate challenges, progress and ideas to increase success in the classroom
Complete documentation by deadlines including but not limited to timesheets, client documentation, etc.
Create visuals or instructional materials for students at BCBA, or teacher’s, request
Follow all HAP and Havern policies
Maintain a positive attitude and supportive work environment
Qualifications and Competencies
High School Diploma
Willingness to become CDE licensed with Substitute license
Bachelor’s degree preferred
At least 18 years old
Current Registered Behavior Technician certification in good standing with BACB
At least 6 months working as an RBT implementing behavior intervention with children 5-12 years old
Preferred 1 year working in a school setting
Stellar written and verbal communication skills
Professional, excellent with taking feedback and applying it, strong work ethic
Works well in a fast-paced environment
Ability to adjust energy level based on the environment
Passionate about making a difference!
Benefits
Work with a fun, professional and supportive team of educators and therapeutic providers
Work with an amazing group of students
Work closely with your BCBA and receive regular RBT supervision as dictated by the BACB
Attend professional development events and staff development days
Loosely follow the Jeffco School District calendar
Paid Holidays & school breaks
Accrued Sick days
PTO
Compensation
This position runs 10 months of the year with a 12 month contract. This is a full-time EXEMPT position. Annual salary range 36,000-39,000/ year.
Salary is negotiable based on experience and/or additional qualifications.
HAP offers a full package of benefits including health, dental, life insurance, and retirement.
Please look at our website for more information about our school: www.havernschool.org If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter and resume to Robyn Ledebuhr, Director of ASD Programming, at HAP@havernschool.org
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.