Education Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Valid California Education Specialist credential authorizing service for the assigned student population, or eligibility for an appropriate alternative authorization, subject to KIPP Northern California verification and approval.
• Candidates hired through a PIP or STSP must hold CPR certification meeting American Heart Association or American Red Cross standards before employment begins.
• Deep commitment to KIPP’s mission, vision, and values, including educational equity, inclusion, and anti-racist practices.
• Belief in the ability of students with disabilities to achieve at high levels with rigorous instruction, appropriate supports, and meaningful opportunities for inclusion.
• Knowledge of differentiated instruction, specialized academic interventions, and strategies supporting students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development.
• Understanding of IEP development, implementation, and progress monitoring appropriate to the candidate’s preparation and experience.
• Ability to use assessment results and progress data to inform instructional decisions and adjust supports.
• Ability to establish positive relationships with students and families and collaborate effectively with teachers, service providers, and school leaders.
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills, including maintaining accurate records and meeting deadlines.
• Commitment to ongoing reflection, instructional coaching, professional growth, and culturally responsive teaching.
• Ability to maintain student confidentiality and handle sensitive information in accordance with applicable requirements and KIPP policies.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and willingness to learn instructional technology, assistive technology, and special education documentation systems.
• Ability to navigate school and classroom environments and engage in classroom activities that may involve standing, walking, bending, kneeling, reaching, and occasionally lifting or carrying materials weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to manage instructional and compliance deadlines, maintain attention amid classroom interruptions, analyze student learning needs, solve problems, and exercise sound judgment in a dynamic school environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching or supporting students with disabilities, including specialized instruction, accommodations, or IEP implementation.
• Experience collaborating with general education teachers, paraeducators, related service providers, and families to support student learning.
• Experience working with students and families from communities reflective of those served by KIPP Northern California.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver rigorous, differentiated instruction aligned with grade-level standards, students’ IEP goals, and individual learning needs.
• Provide specialized academic instruction through IEP service delivery models, including co-teaching, push-in, pull-out, small-group, and individualized instruction, as applicable.
• Use assessment results, progress data, and student strengths to develop instructional plans, adjust teaching strategies, and improve learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to implement accommodations, modifications, accessible instructional materials, and appropriate assistive technology.
• Serve as case manager for assigned students and coordinate the development, implementation, review, and monitoring of IEPs.
• Develop measurable IEP goals informed by student strengths, present levels of performance, assessment results, and educational needs.
• Coordinate and facilitate IEP meetings with families, students as appropriate, general education teachers, related service providers, and school leaders.
• Conduct educational assessments within assigned responsibilities and credential authorization, contribute to multidisciplinary evaluations, and use findings to inform instruction and services.
• Monitor and document progress toward IEP goals, communicate progress to families and IEP teams, and adjust supports based on student needs.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential IEP documentation, assessment and service records, and progress reports; coordinate transition planning and student supports as applicable.
• Establish a joyful, safe, inclusive, and academically rigorous learning environment that affirms students’ identities, strengths, and learning needs.
• Integrate culturally responsive teaching, social-emotional learning, and restorative practices into instruction and classroom routines.
• Collaborate with student support teams to implement positive behavior supports and Behavior Intervention Plans, monitor their effectiveness, and adjust approaches based on student progress.
• Promote student independence, self-advocacy, and meaningful participation in classroom and school activities.
• Build trusting, respectful relationships with students and families through proactive, culturally responsive communication about strengths, progress, and support needs.
• Partner with general education teachers, related service providers, and school leaders to coordinate instruction, services, and accommodations across learning environments.
• Provide instructional guidance, modeling, and feedback to assigned paraeducators.
• Collaborate with colleagues to strengthen implementation of individualized instructional strategies and student support plans.
• Participate in instructional coaching, collaborative planning, professional development, staff meetings, and Communities of Practice.
• Apply feedback, research-informed practices, and student performance data to improve instruction and outcomes.
• Reflect on identity, bias, and systemic barriers to strengthen equitable access, inclusion, and achievement.
• Contribute to a collaborative, anti-racist school culture grounded in shared responsibility for students with disabilities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned, consistent with the essential functions of the position.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Transportation benefits