Special Education Program Specialist

LIFELONG LEARNING ADMINISTRATION CO•San Bernardino, CA

About The Position

The Special Education Program Specialist will assist in Special Education Department professional development, compliance, high profile cases, and special education staff training and support. This position reports to multiple school sites for ongoing special education compliance support.

Requirements

Knowledge of public Special Education
Organizational and planning skills
Ability to work with various levels of employees and management
Valid California Education Specialist Teaching Credential: Mild-Moderate or Moderate-Severe required
Experience as an Education Specialist serving students with special needs required.
Leadership experience performing Special Education duties (i.e. lead teacher or department chair) in a school or clinical environment including work with children, adolescents, and special education programs and services required
Proficient in using student information data systems
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Ability to travel in performance of job duties is required
Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination.
Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery.
Physical Strength: sedentary work. Sitting most of the time, and occasionally exerts up to 10 lbs. of force (almost all office jobs).
Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required.
Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Program Specialist in a school setting serving students with special needs, and the faculty and staff providing special services preferred
Masters Degree in Special Education or related field preferred
Currently working toward or holds a valid California Administrative Services Credential preferred
Experience with Charter schools and Independent Study settings preferred

Responsibilities

Work on special education projects under the direction of the Special Education Leadership team
Serve as a knowledgeable professional in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) planning and implementation processes
Facilitate high profile Individual Education P meetings
Observe, consults with, and assists special educators, designated instruction providers, services instructors, and paraprofessionals
Perform internal audits of IEP files and provide feedback to special education teachers
Plans programs, coordinates curricular resources, and evaluates effectiveness of programs for individuals with exceptional needs
Participate in Special Education Department staff development, program development, and innovation of special methods and approaches
Provide coordination, consultation and program development including those related to inclusion practices
Responsible for assuring that pupils have an educational opportunity aligned with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Provides assistance and resources to the site level staff.
Assist site level special education and site personnel through supporting, training and coaching
Make recommendations relative to the selection of new staff and placement of special education personnel
Develop data collection systems, monitors data collection and provides programmatic recommendations based upon results
Consistently provide supportive guidance for regional special education lead teachers
Attend meetings, school events as requested
Perform administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time.