Special Education Specialist

Job Description

Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:*

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program.

• Tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.

• Administer and score individual and group tests.

• Schedule IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.

• Conduct IEP meetings.

• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with speech teachers, psychologists, and other service providers.

• Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.

• Maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.

• Record progress within the independent study program.

• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Special Education Specialist Certificate or ability to obtain Mild/Moderate Certificate.

• Ability to teach students of grades K-12.

• Ability to work with children of all ages.

• Ability to understand, adopt, and support the independent study program, concepts and their philosophies.

• Ability to organize and present ideas effectively in oral and written form.

• Ability to make skillful decisions.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Ability to operate a PC computer, word processor, copier, FAX, and other office machines.

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS Degree required.

• Valid California Teaching Credential in Special Education (Mild/Moderate) required.

Salary Range:

$81, 000 - $115, 00
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Location: Arden

Company Benefits and Perks:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer-matched retirement plan.

• Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China, Cuba, and in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California.

• We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make OFY and our students successful.

We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone passionate about education and excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.ofy.org.