Current Openings

Pathfinder Village, a dynamic, open-access residential community for children and adults with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities, is seeking to fill the following positions in accordance with Pathfinder’s mission “that each life may find meaning.”

All positions may be applied for using the online pre-employment form. Applicants should also send letters of inquiry and employment histories to [email protected]. If you choose to send supporting documents through the mail, please address them to Human Resources, Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston, NY 13335. Pathfinder Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). See vacancies below.

As a Registered Nurse Case Manager at Pathfinder Village, you will be joining a comprehensive team of RN’s, LPN’s, Nursing Assistants, and a Medical Secretary working in the rewarding field of developmental disabilities. At Pathfinder Village, we truly embrace “each life finding meaning”, and pride ourselves on offering both staff and residents opportunities that encourage camaraderie, new life experiences, and lasting friendships. You will work closely with our residents, their families, and clinical teams to assist and support them in making their healthcare decisions; provide staff support and education for assisting residents with their changing needs across their lifespan; and manage acute and routine healthcare needs. You will collaborate with the established relationships that we have with our local healthcare providers. In this position, you will provide telephone triage along with dedicated office and on-site hours coordinated by the Director of Health Services. 

Responsibilities:

• Carry a caseload consistent with OPWDD guidelines and specific individual needs
• Assist with attending appointments and communicating appointment results to residents, families, and staff
• Facilitate and maintain ongoing staff trainings and education regarding healthcare needs of the resident
• Work collaboratively with other department members to manage medications for residents
• Provide hands on care consistent with a home healthcare model
• Provide telephone triage services and on call rotation as assigned by the Director of Health Services
• Maintain CEU’s of approximately 6-10 per year

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (BA or BSN) from an accredited four-year college or university, OR
• An Associate's degree (ASN) from an accredited two-year private vocational school or community college with related experience

Required Certifications:

• NYS Registered Professional Nurse License
• Valid NYS driver's license
• Current certification in CPR

Annual salary: Starting at $65,000, commensurate with experience

The Special Education Teacher will provide direct instructional, evaluative, and supervisory services to all students to ensure the quality of classroom programs at the Pathfinder Village School in accordance with the Pathfinder Village mission “that each life may find meaning.”  The teacher will identify strengths and needs that will lead to a comprehensive individualized education program and promote independence, inclusion, individuality, productivity, and self-determination for students.

Responsibilities include:

• Plans a psycho-educational model of programs for each student; this includes the setting of objectives and goals, which reflect the student’s educational, emotional, and behavioral strengths and needs
• Administers tests, writes reports, and completes all required documentation on a timely and accurate basis.
• Formally reports to parents and home school districts, the child’s progress on an ongoing basis.
• Supervises teacher assistants/aides who are responsible to him/her in assisting in the education of all students.
• Responsible for the delivery of the students’ IEPs and all related services, goals and objectives listed on the IEP.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in special education
• Certification as a special education teacher from NYSED
• Valid NYS driver's license

Annual salary starts at $50,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Pathfinder Village presently has 12-hour shift openings for Direct Support Professionals. Primary responsibilities include providing direct care and residential guidance/supports for individuals living with intellectual and other disabilities within an open-access community setting. Additional duties involve advocating and supporting informed choices of individuals within the greater community. Strong record keeping skills, local travel, flexibility, and a commitment to ongoing job training are required.

3 - 4 day work week.

No prior work experience is required. 

Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalency.

Starting hourly rate ranges from $15.75 to $19.00 an hour, commensurate with experience.

Thank you for your interest in employment at Pathfinder Village.  All positions may be applied for using the online pre-employment form. Applicants should also send job histories and Letters of Inquiry to [email protected]. If you choose to send supporting documents through the mail, please address them to Human Resources, Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston, NY 13335.

Pathfinder Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).