Special Education - School Coach

Washington Elementary School District 6 • Phoenix, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction incumbent(s) coaches teachers in the planning and implementation of the regular and supplemental curricula utilizing differentiated instructional strategies to meet the needs of all students, designing and implementing classroom management and organizational structures, and utilizing assessments and the resulting data to monitor student progress.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education
• Three years of special education teaching experience
• Valid Arizona Department of Education Special Education Teacher Certificate
• Demonstrating knowledge of legal processes of IDEA implementation
• Demonstrating effective instructional skills
• Possessing knowledge of IDEA regulations and compliance procedures, including timelines, paperwork, transition services effective IEP team meetings
• Applying facilitation skills
• Demonstrating knowledge of District curricula, assessment, and instructional programs
• Demonstrating skills with computer applications
• Managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines
• Applying presentation techniques
• Understanding and applying professional development strategies
• Applying standard troubleshooting strategies
• Understanding lesson plan design
• Possessing knowledge of State standards and district curriculum
• Demonstrating use of technology for instructional support
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Education
• Multiple years of experiences in a variety of special education settings
• Multiple years of school teacher leadership
• Multiple years of district-level teacher leadership responsibilities
• One-year Special Education Professional Development trainer

Responsibilities

• Oversees/Manages Student IEPs
• Actively participates in professional development activities provided by the district and creates and delivers professional development activities for their program site or by professional development organizations
• Oversees Support Room data
• Coaches/Models behavior and instructional delivery for teachers and assistants
• Oversees grade level curriculum, planning and delivery to ensure teachers make data and compliance-driven instructional decisions
• Ensures weekly class meetings occur (attend as many as possible)
• Facilitates team building activities with staff
• Regularly meets with District and Site Administration
• Builds relationships/meets with Administration, General Education teachers, Social Workers, etc. on campus
• Meets with District and Site Administration regularly
• Monitors and analyzes program-wide behavioral and instructional data
• Communicates and build relationships with parents, students and outside agencies
• Evaluates Lead Assistants and assists teachers to evaluate their Instructional Assistants
• Monitors IEP meetings to ensure procedural norms and district expectations are followed
• Facilitates transitional meetings
• Completes observations and communication of potential incoming students through SSPC
• Prepares data and attends district SSPC meetings
• Utilize PBIS
• Other job related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees