Lund·South Burlington, Vermont
Provide individualized support for children with special needs, focusing on nutrition, communication, and peer relationships. Maintain a clean, nurturing, and trauma-informed classroom environment while ensuring continuous supervision of children.
We are seeking a compassionate, steady, and team-oriented Individual Assistant in Lund’s Early Childhood Program (LECP). Our Early Childhood Program, rated 5-STAR, provides exceptional care and education for children aged six weeks through Pre-K. The Individual Assistant will be a key part of creating an environment where a child with special needs can fully participate and thrive—while also contributing to a caring, trauma-informed classroom for all children.
Specifically, this team member will provide individualized support tailored to nutrition intake, communication, and supporting developing relationships with peers, always centering the child’s dignity, safety, and well-being. The day-to-day can look like learning simple sign language, maintaining continuous supervision of children, and helping to shape a classroom environment that is clean, healthy, and nurturing.
If you are someone who believes deeply in inclusive education, understands the power of trauma-informed practice, and thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment, we invite you to consider joining us. Your work will directly contribute to a classroom where every child has the opportunity to grow, belong, and shine.
This position is part-time, 25 hours a week, in-person at our South Burlington center. This is a one-year, temporary, grant-funded position with an anticipated start date of July 6th, contingent on grant-approval. The rate of pay for this position is $24/hr. For the full job description, click here [https://lundvt.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/PublicPC/IQAWBxzcPwn0TZxNKSrSkYFcAe1d-u9jMeWLQsx24hpWw7I?e=wy3UVd].
Research shows that individuals from marginalized groups—such as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, women, people with disabilities, and those from working-class backgrounds—often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they can see themselves meeting and performing every responsibility and requirement. However, many skills can be learned on the job. If you can see yourself adding value to the role, our clients, staff, and guests and meeting most of the responsibilities and qualifications, we encourage you to apply!
• Childhood Development Associate (CDA) Credential or Associate’s degree in early childhood (or related field) and/or one year of experience working with young children is preferred.
The successful completion of a background check is a condition of employment.
Why Join Our Team at Lund For over 136 years, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help strengthen families and ensure a safe, secure and loving environment for all Vermont children. As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 6,000 individuals each year. Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.
At Lund, we celebrate our clients' and staff's unique strengths and talents, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration thrives.
Our work is rooted in a strengths-based approach, focusing on family-centered services, including lifelong adoption support and innovative residential and community treatment programs that address both treatment and parenting.
Our team believes in creating a vibrant, fun, and community-oriented workplace, emphasizing professional growth through ongoing training and weekly supervision.
We value employee well-being, offering staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as opportunities for work-life balance, with some positions offering flexible or hybrid schedules.
Lund provides competitive pay, paid training, and a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible positions that includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements, making Lund a place where you can thrive personally and professionally.
Lund does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, place of birth, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. EEO/AA
A CDA credential, Associate's degree in early childhood, or one year of experience working with young children is preferred. Successful completion of a background check is a mandatory condition of employment.
Market context
Demand for early childhood individual assistants in Vermont is often tied to staffing needs in classrooms and one-on-one support for young children. These roles can be competitive because employers may prefer a CDA credential, an associate’s degree in early childhood, or relevant experience, and a background check is required. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then highlight any direct experience supporting young children in your application.