Special Education Support Specialist
Provides curriculum support and professional development in the areas of special education
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Provide guidance with developing compliant IEPs and review IEPs for compliance
- Support staff with curriculum implementation
- Plans and conducts professional development to support special education teachers
- Supports teachers by facilitating the development and implementation of programs compliant with state and federal laws (IDEA)
- Helps teachers develop and implement classroom based, developmentally appropriate interventions for individual students and groups of children to enhance their acquisition of social/emotional and cognitive skills
- Attend IEP meetings as the District Representative, as needed
- Coordinate homebound services
- Oversee alternative test
- Coordinate with principals regarding caseloads, schedules, special education, transportation
- Classroom observation of students
- Support writing behavioral plans
- Performs additional other related duties as assigned
- Reports to the Director of Student Services
Minimum qualifications:
Knowledge of and required skills:
- Special education law (IDEA)
- Researched based instructional practices in the areas of reading, writing, math, social, emotional
- Differentiation
- Diverse populations of special needs students
Ability to:
- Work evenings and weekends
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Maintain effective working relationships with others
Education and/or experience:
- Master's Degree in Education
- Special Education teaching certificate
- Minimum three years' special education teaching experience
- Arizona State Administrative Certificate
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This position is listed as full time and onsite.