Work at KAN

We continue to assemble our team to work with Margot and others like her in Kennett

A unique opportunity to not only provide training, support, and care to Margot - a delightful young woman with IDD - but to also help to extend innovative community-based programs of adaptive recreation and environmental stewardship for people with IDD.

We offer competitive salaries and an exceptionally stimulating and supportive work environment! Email us for more information.

2. To develop work, volunteer, and recreation programs for Margot and others

We are collaborating with local businesses and non-profits, while leveraging partnerships with agencies at the county, state, and national level. Read more about the programs we are building in Kennett here

Our Goals

1. To ensure 35-50 hours a week of direct support for people like Margot

Margot is a 23 year-old, non-verbal young woman with significant levels of IDD. Our goal is to provide her with 5 to 6 days a week of teaching / support at home and in the community. We are working with other families with similar needs who are looking for full- or part-time support.

Despite her disabilities, Margot is a very active volunteer in our community. Look at just some of the ways she stays healthy and helps her community. We began developing these activities in the spring, of 2021, with the help of direct staff support from the CHAAMP program at the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

Our Team

Direct Service Professionals

We look for people who are active and enthusiastic, have experience working with people with Autism or IDD in a direct support position in school, residential, or adult settings, and are interested in working closely with parents and other team members. Salaries start at $25/hour (depending on experience), with opportunities for additional work. Click here to be the first to learn about part- and full-time possibilities.

Hybrid Teacher/Direct Support Professional

Unique position, opportunities, and benefits

Are you a teacher, behavior analyst, or other service professional looking to expand your experience? Have you worked with people with Autism or IDD in school, residential, or adult settings, and have experience in teaching new skills using behavioral techniques. We have a full-time position now for offering unique opportunities and benefits.

We know what it takes to prevent burnout. Unlike many other settings, we provide time for 1:1 training and coaching, and build opportunities to plan lessons and prepare materials. And we will support you in developing new programs and partnerships, and pursuing your own career interests. All without endless meetings and paperwork.

Why do we call this a hybrid position?

You start by working at least 30 hrs/week as a DSP (at $25-27/hour) to become familiar with Margot and the KAN programs
Once you have mastered Margot's current program, demonstrated that you can help develop a complete lesson. and shown how Margot can progress, you begin to work as a teacher for at least 10 hours a week (at $45-50/hour), while continuing to work as a DSP for at least 20hrs/week (now at $29/hour)
Even working at only 30 hours/week, you would earn $50K+!

What are the unique opportunities?

This work includes:

Developing and piloting new lessons for Margot or others working with KAN that include data collection, progress monitoring, video modelling, fidelity review, and training others
Extending these lessons to others working with KAN
Developing new programs with community partners.

What are the unique benefits? You can get involved in promoting exciting new programs happening no where else

You can get involved in our projects exploring accessible trails and documenting accessible facilities in local parks and preserves, as an extension of our work with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
You can also get involved in our program to help people to IDD enjoy healthy walks in nature
You can help us to explore how people with disabilities can become involved in environmental conservation, through our collaboration with the Land Trust Alliance
You can see how we link lessons to evidence-based practices for people with developmental disabilities like Autism, building on an updated edition of our top-selling book.
We encourage you to present with us at state and national conferences, all while covering your travel expenses

What are the unique benefits? You can live in a historic house in Kennett Square at a nominal cost

While we renovate KAN's current site on historic East Linden, we will relocate to another historic house just down the road at 123 North Willow for 10-12 months, beginning in March 2025. During that time, any teacher working full-time with us is free to live in one of the 3 bedrooms, in exchange for:

Providing general support to Margot and her nanny should we travel
Accompanying us on up to two trips of 7-10 days while still being paid to work with Margot
Provide some general lesson / material preparation
Keeping the house tidy
additional coverage (e.g., bringing her shopping, staying overnight at our house, etc.)
Developing new programs with community partners.

Once the renovations are complete, one bedroom may become available at 315 East Linden. We will then proceed with major renovation and expansion to 123 N. Willow, which we hope will be complete towards the end of 2026. This will become KAN's home and which will include 1 or 2 bedroom suites for use by staff