Education Specialist - Mild/Moderate

Aspire Public Schools • Sacramento, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Support Needs instructs students with Individualized Education Plans in an inclusive environment. This role works directly within a school site and collaborates regularly with Special Education staff and may work with outside consultants and district personnel as needed.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, we offer employees exceptional benefits, including paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans, life insurance/long-term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and adoption assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees