Cleveland City Schools Service Coordinator (Special Populations)

Cleveland City Schools•Cleveland, TN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Service Coordinator (Special Populations) role at Cleveland City Schools is designed to support resource teachers in programming services for students with disabilities. This position plays a crucial part in the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEPs), facilitating communication about special needs, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure students receive appropriate services.

Requirements

Valid Tennessee Professional License in Special Education
Ability to communicate effectively with students, school personnel, and parents
Ability to maintain a cooperative, harmonious relationship within the school setting which fosters recognition and respect for every individual
Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments
Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them
Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
Ability to move hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
Ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures

Responsibilities

Contributes to the development and implementation of the Instructionally Appropriate Individual Education Plan (IAIEP) and annual review for students with disabilities.
Facilitates communication regarding special needs for students with disabilities to appropriate contacts throughout the school district.
Collaborates with teachers on the usage of specialized curriculum programs.
Participates in IAIEP staffing for program options, annual reviews, and facilitates the compilation of documentation for student records.
Maintains good written and oral communication skills when working with parents, teachers, and administrators.
Advises parents and special education teachers regarding appropriate programming for students with disabilities.
Assists teachers and other program personnel in the adaptation and maintenance of students’ instructional materials and the special education file.
Collaborates with others (e.g., teachers, other professional staff, parents, etc.) for the purpose of implementing and maintaining services in accordance with programmatic and regulatory requirements.
Applies ethics and standards of professional practice in the delivery of services and observes local, state, and federal laws regarding providing services for students with disabilities.
Uses data, such as progress monitoring, to provide support for instructional practices for students’ identified deficit areas.
Provides staff development training for teachers and staff on best practices in special education.
Monitors inventory and equipment for special education programs.
Meets with the Supervisor of Special Populations on a regular basis to share concerns and successes.
Performs other related duties assigned by the Supervisor of Special Populations.