Job Purpose:
To provide an educational program for an assigned caseload of students who are identified with a specific learning disability, or exhibit behavioral, physical, neurological and/or emotional problems of such severity that they have been formally identified based on the fact success cannot be expected in the general education classroom without accommodations and/or assistance.
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities: Academics and School Culture
• Provide individualized instruction and support to students with identified special needs that impede their ability to learn in a traditional learning environment.
• Monitors data and student progress toward goals outlined in the IEP, facilitating adjustments when necessary.
• Analyze assessment results to inform instruction and IEP development.
Consultation & Collaboration
• Consults/collaborates with staff, parents, and outside agencies for the purpose of ensuring appropriate delivery of services and adherence to due process.
• Provide consultation, resource information, and material regarding individuals with exceptional needs to parents and general education teachers.
• Provide direct consultation to general education teachers regarding specific accommodations outlined in IEPs.
• Ensure that each general education teacher has a full understanding of their role and responsibilities to successfully carry-out the requirements outlined in each individual IEP, including providing a summary of each IEP to general education teachers of students on an active IEP.
Professional Development and Practices
• Maintain and apply knowledge of current Special Education law/regulations/RJA policy.
• Maintain and apply identified best practices to support student learning.
• Have the knowledge and skills to provide effective instruction and supports in areas identified as specific student disabilities.
• Effective utilize the online database Special Education Information System (SEIS)
• Prepare reports for the school, RJA, county, state, or federal agencies, as requested.
• Other appropriate responsibilities as assigned.
Desired Skills and Traits:
• Demonstrated success teaching students from educationally underserved areas.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and implementation skills.
• Work with core curriculum and know where and how to access core curriculum content material.
• Coordinate curricular areas to help establish an integrated program for each student.
• Work on a daily basis with teachers to develop and maintain teaming/ communication.
• Use effective and appropriate communication techniques with students, parents, staff, agencies and community members.
• Work with students with exceptional needs.
• Modify core curriculum and implement appropriate teaching strategies.
Minimum Requirements:
• Possession of a valid internship, Level I or Level II Education Specialist (Mild/Moderate) credential issued by the state of California.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $60,000.
00 - $70,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
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