Teacher Consultant

Jackson County ISD • Jackson, MI

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About The Position

The Teacher Consultant provides direct and indirect services to individual students receiving special education, offers instructional leadership and consultation to general and special education teachers, and serves as a liaison and consultant to local school districts. The position schedules and chairs IEP meetings for students on the consultant’s caseload and assigned special education classrooms.

The role includes participating in student diagnostic and reevaluation activities, delivering services designated by IEPs, consulting with school personnel and parents, and collaborating with school staff to develop instructional goals and objectives. The Teacher Consultant designs objectives and schedules with input from school personnel and parents, chairs annual review meetings, and prepares written student progress reports at the close of each year. Regular and predictable attendance is required; in-person attendance requirements may vary as determined by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education or a field of study related to special education.
• At least 3 years of satisfactory teaching experience, including at least 2 years teaching in a special education classroom.
• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with a special education endorsement.
• Teacher Consultant approval from the Department of Education, or eligibility for such approval.
• Valid Michigan driver’s license and good driving record.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents, and the community.
• Knowledge of developmental patterns, programming, and instructional strategies for students with disabilities.
• Broad knowledge of occupations and prerequisite skills needed for job entry.

Responsibilities

• Participate in diagnostic activities for reevaluation of students on the caseload.
• Chair or participate in IEP meetings for students with disabilities.
• Provide direct services to students with disabilities as designated by their IEPs.
• Consult with school personnel about students’ educational needs, including assignments, modified curriculum, and classroom mobility.
• Consult with parents of students with disabilities.
• Collaborate with other school staff to design instructional goals and objectives for each student.
• Prepare written reports of student progress at the close of each year.
• Chair annual review meetings for students with disabilities.
• Design new objectives and plan schedules with input from school personnel and parents.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance; meet in-person attendance requirements as determined by the supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid health insurance
• Paid dental insurance
• Paid vision insurance
• Paid life insurance
• Paid long-term disability insurance
• Sick days
• Personal business days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time