Education Specialist - Mild/Moderate (Aspire APEX Academy)

Aspire Public Schools • Stockton, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Aspire Public Schools is hiring an Education Specialist, Mild/Moderate Support Needs, at APEX Academy. The role instructs students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in an inclusive school environment and works directly at a school site. The specialist collaborates regularly with special education staff and may work with outside consultants and district personnel as needed.

The specialist supports students’ academic, behavioral, and physical needs; coordinates and implements IEP services; and works with general education teachers, families, paraprofessionals, and related service providers. The role also requires maintaining compliant records and timelines, monitoring student progress, and contributing to an inclusive, rigorous educational program aligned with Aspire’s mission and values.

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of college-preparatory charter schools serving TK–12 students across California. The organization’s purpose is to prepare scholars for success in college, career, and life, guided by values including well-being, belonging, community partnership, agency and self-determination, and joy. A $6,000 hiring bonus is offered to new Education Specialists.

Requirements

• California Special Education Teaching Credential in Mild/Moderate Education Specialist or Mild-Moderate Support Needs required.
• Bridge Authorization for Mild-Moderate credentials received before June 2022.
• Bachelor’s degree required; the minimum educational level is a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience working with students with special needs in an educational setting.
• Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
• Be authorized to work in the United States.
• Provide health (TB) clearance, renewed every four years.
• 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 to reflect and improve.
• Ability to meet mandated deadlines and due dates.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing conditions, with good judgment and initiative to modify activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate 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.
• Expertise in applicable grade-level Common Core State Standards and academic IEP goal development.
• Knowledge of co-teaching models and inclusive approaches to serving students with disabilities.
• Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, both autonomously and with direction.
• Alignment with and urgency around Aspire’s mission, vision, and values.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer academic assessments, prepare academic assessment reports, and present findings at IEP meetings.
• Communicate and consult with faculty and parents about students’ 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 in general education classrooms.
• Assist in developing the master schedule to address student IEP needs.
• Meet minimum IDEA case-management requirements, enter weekly IEP service tracking, and meet 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, support IEP and behavior-plan implementation, and co-plan or co-teach.
• Oversee paraprofessional support, including schedules and implementation of IEPs.
• 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; gather and analyze data and collaborate with staff about student 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’s mission, vision, values, policies, procedures, confidentiality standards, and ethical conduct, including its commitment to antiracism.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Benefits

• 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.
• $6,000 hiring bonus for new Education Specialists.

What This Job Offers

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