Education Specialist: Mild-Moderate

• Administer academic assessments, write the academic assessment reports and present at IEP meetings

• Consult and communicate with faculty and parents via meetings, phone, and email regarding the needs and progress of students
• Maintain knowledge of current regulations pertaining to special education
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure that student modifications and accommodations are being appropriately implemented in the general education classroom
• Assist with the development of the master schedule to plan for all student IEP needs.
• Meet the minimum IDEA requirements related to case management
• Input weekly IEP service tracking and meet all IEP timelines
• Maintain a high level or rigor for students with disabilities in order to ensure equitable access to common core standards.
• Develop progress monitoring tools for student goals that is shared with the IEP team
• Regularly collaborate with team members and related service providers for the purposes of: reviewing student data, ensuring IEP and behavior plan implementation, co-planning and/or co-teaching.
• Daily oversight of paraprofessional support, including support with creating a schedule and implementation of the IEP
• Demonstrate effective organization skills in order to create and maintain notifications, records, files, and reports as required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations
• Implement health and mobility supports (i.e. support student/s with toileting, g-tube feeding, administration of medication while under supervision of school nurse) and assist with the physical needs of students (i.e. lifting, assisting with mobility, access to campus.)
• Oversee, teach and implement a student’s behavior intervention plan, including gathering and analyzing relevant data on a regular basis, and collaborating with staff members around student plan and progress
• Regularly co-teach/co-plan with General Education teachers
• Coordinate the development and implementation of a student’s Individualized Transition Program

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Knowledge of special education principles, concepts, methodologies, and documentation requirements
• Knowledge of special education assessment, planning, instruction, and evaluation
• Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles
• Ability and willingness to implement students’ IEPs
• Belief in inclusion and Aspire’s Equity Belief Statements and demonstrates high expectations for students with diverse learning needs
• Ability and willingness to reflect and improve
• Ability to follow and meet mandated deadlines and due dates
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions; ability and good judgment to take initiative to modify activities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate with general education and special education colleagues, parents and community
• Ability to excel as a member of a team and implement new learnings from professional development
• Ability to work with an ethnically and economically diverse student body
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

• CA Special Education Teaching Credential (Mild/Moderate Education Specialist, Mild-Moderate Support Needs) required
• Bridge Authorizations for Mild-Moderate Credentials received prior to June of 2022
• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred

Competencies:

• Expertise in applicable grade-level Common Core State Standards and Academic IEP goal development
• Knowledge around the models of co-teaching and serving students with disabilities in an inclusive model
• Ability to learn quickly and to be effective in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment: able to work autonomously and thoroughly with independent self-reflection, as well as take direction as needed
• Alignment to and urgency around Aspire’s mission, vision and values

• Bachelor’s Degree required in a related field.

• 2+ years working with students with special needs in an educational setting

• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

• Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Provide health (TB) clearance (renewed every four years).

• The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office, classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work indoors in a standard office environment, computer lab, and/or classroom environment.
• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments.
• Exposure to dust, oils, and cleaning chemicals.
• Some exposure to childhood and other diseases in a school environment.
• May be required to work outside of typical work days and office hours to meet operational deadlines.