Opportunities at FDM
We at Foundations for Divergent Minds provide innovative education, programs, and support. Periodically, as we expand and seek to provide you with more information, we will post job and volunteer listings. If this area is blank, it is because we do not have any opportunities at this time.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We prioritize the hiring of neurodivergent people with neurodevelopmental disabilities of other marginalized identities. At any time during the application, hiring, or while employed, if you need any accommodations (such as questions ahead of time), we are happy to work with you to meet your needs.
If you are interested in any position, you may apply by sending your resume to [email protected]. All jobs have a flexible work schedule.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We prioritize the hiring of neurodivergent people with neurodevelopmental disabilities of other marginalized identities. At any time during the application, hiring, or while employed, if you need any accommodations (such as questions ahead of time), we are happy to work with you to meet your needs.
If you are interested in any position, you may apply by sending your resume to [email protected]. All jobs have a flexible work schedule.
Contract Education Specialist
Project Summary:
Foundations for Divergent Minds will be creating a scenario-based, interactive course to teach the Divergent Minds framework. The scenarios will help teachers identify the underlying sensory and executive functioning needs as well as the accommodations, supports, and goals to address the concerns. The course will be an errorless environment where the educator will read a scenario, answer question(s), and then be presented with a video lesson explaining the correct answer.
Ideal Candidate:
We are seeking to contract with a Texas educator to ensure the scenarios are based in real-life experience and align to TEKS standards. The educator would be working with the project lead and e-learning specialist to create scenarios and ensure measurable progress in learning the course material. Preference for Dallas- or Plano-based educators with an understanding of Neurodiversity-aligned and Neurodiversity-affirming practices. In addition, the educator will work with the project lead to register as a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider to offer CPEs on this course. FDM prioritizes the hiring of multiply marginalized neurodivergent people.
Contract details:
9-12 months for $5,000
Expected commitment:
Month 2: 5 hours
Month 3: 40 hours
Month 4: 10-15 hours
Month 5: 5 hours
Month 9: 10-15 hours
Month 10: 5-10 hours
Project funded through the Jalonick Family Memorial Fund – Special Needs Education from The Dallas Foundation.
Foundations for Divergent Minds will be creating a scenario-based, interactive course to teach the Divergent Minds framework. The scenarios will help teachers identify the underlying sensory and executive functioning needs as well as the accommodations, supports, and goals to address the concerns. The course will be an errorless environment where the educator will read a scenario, answer question(s), and then be presented with a video lesson explaining the correct answer.
Ideal Candidate:
We are seeking to contract with a Texas educator to ensure the scenarios are based in real-life experience and align to TEKS standards. The educator would be working with the project lead and e-learning specialist to create scenarios and ensure measurable progress in learning the course material. Preference for Dallas- or Plano-based educators with an understanding of Neurodiversity-aligned and Neurodiversity-affirming practices. In addition, the educator will work with the project lead to register as a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider to offer CPEs on this course. FDM prioritizes the hiring of multiply marginalized neurodivergent people.
Contract details:
9-12 months for $5,000
Expected commitment:
Month 2: 5 hours
Month 3: 40 hours
Month 4: 10-15 hours
Month 5: 5 hours
Month 9: 10-15 hours
Month 10: 5-10 hours
Project funded through the Jalonick Family Memorial Fund – Special Needs Education from The Dallas Foundation.
College and/or Early Career Internships
We are currently offering unpaid internships for:
Students will be provided training on the Divergent Minds framework. Students will not work directly with clients and instead will apply their current coursework to create supplementary aides and support that therapists in other fields, educators, and parents or caregivers can use to support their neurodivergent clients.
We are currently offering unpaid internships for:
- Speech-Language Pathology students or recent graduates
- Occupational Therapy students or recent graduates
- Psychology students, students in related fields, or recent graduates
Students will be provided training on the Divergent Minds framework. Students will not work directly with clients and instead will apply their current coursework to create supplementary aides and support that therapists in other fields, educators, and parents or caregivers can use to support their neurodivergent clients.
