Education Specialist - Mild/Moderate (Aspire River Oaks Charter School)

Aspire Public Schools•Stockton, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Support Needs instructs students with Individualized Education Plans in an inclusive environment. The position works directly at a school site and collaborates regularly with Special Education staff, and may work with outside consultants and district personnel as needed. The role supports students’ academic, behavioral, and individualized needs through assessment, instruction, case management, IEP development and implementation, progress monitoring, collaboration with families and colleagues, and coordination of paraprofessional support. It also includes implementing health and mobility supports when needed and coordinating students’ Individualized Transition Programs.

Requirements

California Special Education Teaching Credential in Mild/Moderate Education Specialist or Mild-Moderate Support Needs required.
Bridge Authorizations for Mild-Moderate Credentials received prior to June 2022.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
At least 2 years of experience working with students with special needs in an educational setting.
Expertise in applicable grade-level Common Core State Standards and academic IEP goal development.
Knowledge of co-teaching models and serving students with disabilities in an inclusive model.
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, with high expectations for students with diverse learning needs.
Ability and willingness to reflect and improve.
Ability to meet mandated deadlines and due dates.
Flexibility, adaptability, initiative, and good judgment in modifying activities as needed.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with general education and special education colleagues, parents, and community members.
Ability to work effectively as a team member and implement new learning from professional development.
Ability to work with an ethnically and economically diverse student body.
Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, both autonomously and with direction as needed.
Alignment with and urgency around Aspire’s mission, vision, and values.
Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
Be authorized to work in the United States.
Provide health (TB) clearance, renewed every four years.
Meet the position’s physical requirements, including moving in varied and confined spaces, standing or sitting for prolonged periods, moving between worksites, assessing work, communicating, and repeating motions involving wrists, hands, or fingers.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer academic assessments, write academic assessment reports, and present at IEP meetings.
Consult and communicate with faculty and parents about students’ needs and progress through meetings, phone, and email.
Maintain knowledge of current regulations pertaining to special education.
Collaborate with faculty to ensure student modifications and accommodations are implemented appropriately in general education classrooms.
Assist with developing the master schedule to plan for student IEP needs.
Meet minimum IDEA requirements related to case management.
Input weekly IEP service tracking and meet all IEP timelines.
Maintain rigorous expectations for students with disabilities to ensure equitable access to Common Core standards.
Develop progress-monitoring tools for student goals and share them with the IEP team.
Collaborate with team members and related service providers to review student data, ensure IEP and behavior-plan implementation, and co-plan or co-teach.
Oversee paraprofessional support daily, including support with scheduling and IEP implementation.
Create and maintain notifications, records, files, and reports required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations.
Implement health and mobility supports, such as toileting, G-tube feeding, medication administration under school nurse supervision, lifting, mobility assistance, and campus access support.
Oversee, teach, and implement student behavior intervention plans; regularly gather and analyze relevant data and collaborate with staff about plans and progress.
Regularly co-teach and co-plan with General Education teachers.
Coordinate the development and implementation of students’ Individualized Transition Programs.
Support Aspire Public Schools’ mission, vision, values, policies, procedures, confidentiality standards, and code of ethical behavior, including its commitment to antiracism.
Perform other related duties as required and assigned.