Job Title: Education Specialist – Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe
Reports To: Special Education Mentor
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Special Education

REQUIREMENTS/EXPERIENCE:

• Reside in the state of California
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong content and subject-matter knowledge
• Ability to support and guide adults, as well as students
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organization and time-management skills
• Excellent writing and grammar skills
• Flexible
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and Outlook, PowerPoint and experience using them in a professional capacity

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. A flexible schedule is required.
This position is a virtual position working from a home office. Must have ability to travel throughout the school year within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings, proctor state exams and participate in school activities and orientations.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
Restrictions on Time Off:

TBD based on the school calendar

• Use of sick time under the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 may be approved during the above restricted dates

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
Monday-Friday
8:30am-4:00p

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support assigned students receiving Special Education services
• Provide direct services (either via online classroom or in person) as needed to students in accordance with their IEP
• Obtain academic present levels/baselines
• Follow up with providers to confirm that IEP attendance, reports, and services are being completed
• Schedule and hold individual monthly phone conferences with the general education teachers and for families of students assigned to caseload, follow up on any noted concerns
• Complete ongoing contact logs
• Be available for families on your caseload or assigned to your SAI classes on an as needed basis via phone and online during school hours
• Email IEP related documents to the office to send out to parents
• Set up IEPs in online classroom, and secure IEP team members
• Ensure all documents are submitted and available prior to IEP meeting (psych report, related services provider reports/goals, GE/Parent progress) and forwarded to IEP Team members.
• Email/mail all reports to parents
• Write and manage IEPs for students on caseload
• Obtain signatures on all applicable IEP documents
• Draft ITP’s and hold transition meetings, as appropriate
• Monitor confidential tracking database for all IEP documents
• Follow up with parental or teacher concerns
• Work closely with Special Education Lead Education Specialist and/or Program Specialist to report any concerns
• Ensure files are compliant
• Update appropriate database(s) with services, accommodations, IEP dates and other necessary information
• Proctor students during state testing windows (may be virtual and in-person)
• Attend all professional development meetings (may be virtual and in-person)
• Attend all Special Education department meetings (may be virtual and in-person)
• Attend SELPA training as required (may be virtual and in-person)
• Complete IEP Progress Reports for each student, including Related Services Provider progress as reported by the Related Services Provider
• At the end of the year gather all individual student records and communications for digital archiving (IEP’s, monthly progress notes from teacher, parent input form, reports from evaluations, etc.)
• Teach in the online classroom
• Respond as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours to parent, student, teacher, and administrative inquiries via phone and/or email during regular work week
• Attend all in person meetings as scheduled
• Other duties as assigned

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Education specialists are expected to participate actively in and attend Open House and Orientation events for new families throughout the year.