Education Specialist - Mild/Moderate (Aspire APEX Academy)

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 school environment. The role is based at a school site and collaborates regularly with Special Education staff, and as needed with outside consultants and district personnel. The specialist supports equitable access to grade-level Common Core standards, helps implement IEPs and behavior plans, and coordinates with general education teachers, families, paraprofessionals, and related service providers.

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of college-preparatory charter schools serving TK–12 scholars across California. Its stated purpose is to prepare scholars for success in college, career, and life, in a community grounded in well-being, belonging, partnership, self-determination, and joy.

Requirements

• California Special Education Teaching Credential: Mild/Moderate Education Specialist or Mild-Moderate Support Needs.
• Bridge authorizations for Mild-Moderate credentials received before June 2022.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 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 inclusive service models for students with disabilities.
• 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 student 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 sound judgment in changing conditions.
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills with general and special education colleagues, parents, and the community.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and apply 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 under direction.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Administer academic assessments, prepare academic assessment reports, and present findings at IEP meetings.
• Consult and communicate with faculty and parents about student needs and progress through meetings, phone, and email.
• Maintain knowledge of current special education regulations.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure student modifications and accommodations are implemented appropriately in general education classrooms.
• Assist with development of the master schedule to address student IEP needs.
• Meet minimum IDEA case-management requirements.
• Track IEP services weekly and meet all IEP timelines.
• Maintain rigor for students with disabilities to support 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.
• Provide daily oversight of paraprofessional support, including scheduling and IEP implementation.
• Maintain required notifications, records, files, and reports in accordance with federal, state, and SELPA regulations.
• Implement health and mobility supports, such as toileting, G-tube feeding, and medication administration under school nurse supervision, and assist with students' physical needs, including lifting, mobility, and campus access.
• Oversee, teach, and implement student behavior intervention plans; regularly gather and analyze relevant data and collaborate with staff on student plans and progress.
• Regularly co-teach and co-plan with general education teachers.
• Coordinate development and implementation of students' Individualized Transition Programs.
• Support Aspire's mission, vision, values, policies, procedures, confidentiality standards, and ethical code, including its commitment to antiracism.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Benefits

• Hiring bonus of $6,000 for new Education Specialists.
• Competitive base salary benchmarked against local districts and charter schools.
• Paid time off.
• 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans.
• Life insurance and long-term disability.
• Participation in a California state retirement plan.
• Tuition reimbursement plan.
• Adoption assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level