SST16

The Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center and State Support Team, Region 16 are seeking qualified applicants for a Universal Consultant position.

POSTING DATE: March 26, 2025

CLOSING DATE: May 26, 2025

START DATE: August 2025 (or sooner if possible)

SALARY: $40,294.14 - $86,505.47 with Board approved benefits

REPORTS TO: SST16 Director

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants should complete the online job application and provide a cover letter, resume outlining qualifications, and three professional references. copy and paste the following into your browser: https://forms.gle/PjLpargtPQG4SVxSA

For information contact Julie Bays, SST16 Director

by calling 740.797.0150 or by email julie.bays@sst16.org

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Program Description: Ohio’s Statewide System of Support includes the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, State Support Teams, Education Service Centers, Information Technology Centers, and professional associations and organizations. As a part of the Statewide System of Support, the State Support Team collaborates with schools, families, regional partners, and the Department through a continuous improvement process to ensure each child in Ohio has access to a high-quality education. State Support Team consultants assist districts and schools in improving outcomes for each child with a focus on leadership, team development, and inclusive instructional practices. State Support Team consultants are educators with expertise in Ohio’s Improvement Process (OIP), Literacy, Early Learning and School Readiness, Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports, and Special Education. State Support Teams provide guidance to build capacity in district personnel to support students with disabilities. Direct supports include but are not limited to Universal Design for Learning, co-planning to co-serve, and the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce coordinates 16 regional teams throughout Ohio that can respond to your call today. There is no cost to use their services.

Purpose Statement/Position Description:

The position of State Support Team Universal Consultant was established for the purpose of:

• Providing support for each of the deliverables as set forth in the Grant Agreement
• Providing support for each of the following:

• Future Forward Ohio - the state’s strategic priorities for helping students recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Ohio’s Consolidated ESSA Plan
• ReadOhio - Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement
• Dyslexia Guidebook
• Ohio’s State Systemic Improvement Plan (Each Child On Track)
• Ohio’s State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG)
• Each Child Means Each Child - Ohio’s Plan to Improve Educational Experiences and Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in the areas for which an employee has responsibility (i.e., education, special education, early childhood education, education administration, or appropriate related field or equivalency)
• 3 - 5 years of successful classroom teaching, school improvement planning, special education administration, or related experience
• License appropriate to the individual’s profession (special education administration, general education, intervention specialist, early learning (ages 3 to grade 3), and related services)
• Valid Ohio driver’s license
• Must pass BCI and FBI background checks

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Identified expertise and/or significant leadership experience in at least two of the following:
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) knowledge
  • Data-analysis, including data-based decision making
  • Thorough understanding of Ohio’s accountability system
  • Evidence-based processes and instructional practices, including the development and implementation of academic and behavior supports
  • Early language and literacy development
  • Universal design for learning and differentiated instruction, including the use of assistive technology
  • Focused planning, including the use of strategic problem solving
  • School administration
  • Early childhood education, preschool special education, early education preschool to grade 3, or other early childhood settings such as Head Start or community-based childcare
  • Coaching and consultation skills
  • Improvement implementation and monitoring
  • Culturally responsive and equitable systems and practices
  • High-quality professional learning and technical assistance delivery
  • Collaboration and integration of work across all areas of focused support provided to school personnel and families in support of improved learning and outcomes
  • Specially designed instruction and provision of free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment (special education)
  • Parent, family, and community engagement

Essential Functions:

• Support districts and schools to meet state and federal requirements
• Support the Department in meeting priorities as outlined in Future Forward Ohio
• Facilitate and support a comprehensive needs assessment to identify priority building and district needs followed by the facilitation of a root cause analysis
• Support research efforts through the use of Ohio’s evidence-based clearinghouse or other clearinghouses to identify evidence-based strategies that districts and buildings should incorporate into their strategic plan
• Facilitate district development of one focused plan that is coherent with focused SMART goals and evidence-based strategies; and provide implementation support and monitoring of implementation through the system structure of the Ohio Improvement Process
• Analyze (and provide upon request) regional patterns and needs of professional learning opportunities and coaching in a tiered structure of support
• Provide professional learning opportunities and coaching which improves the implementation of intensive intervention/support and design for individual students
• Provide support for the implementation of a robust multi-tiered system of support (MTSS), providing LEA staff with professional learning opportunities and coaching focused on areas of greatest need and with emphasis on student achievement, including least restrictive environment, literacy, math, behavior, social/emotional and mental health, and family engagement
• Provide professional learning opportunities and technical assistance to the IEP team to ensure students receive the necessary support and services pursuant to the requirements of the IDEA and that decisions for students are made on an individual basis
• Provide high-quality professional development services (e.g., technical assistance, coaching, training, resources, etc.) and other types of support for each district identified as being in the comprehensive/intensive or targeted support tiers – coaching and technical assistance to build the capacity of the district to improve instructional practices using the following process
  • Facilitate or co-facilitate district leadership, building leadership and in some cases, teacher-based teams based on how effectively the district is using the Ohio Improvement Process (OIP) and a continuous improvement framework
• Assess the functional effectiveness of the OIP as a continuous improvement framework
• Partner with DEW staff, OEC teams, Literacy team, PBIS team, Early Childhood teams, Mental Health partners, ESCs, and other organizations to disseminate information and resources to all districts and other relevant organizations across the region
• Evaluate annually the ways in which SST positively impacted district capacity to improve instructional practice, equitable access to high-quality instruction for all students, and educator and student learning across the district
• Provide information and technical assistance to improve personnel’s knowledge of federal and state laws, rules and regulations, standards, and guidance including new initiatives to support the whole child
• Develop and document the provided support through a service delivery agreement
• Encourage family engagement, which is defined as families, education programs, and community partners working together to help children and youth learn, grow, and prepare for their future
• Stay up-to-date on the trends and information about students with disabilities provided by the Office for Exceptional Children
• Attend required meetings, workgroups, and training as determined by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) program offices as necessary to fulfill the deliverables in the Grant Agreement

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate actively in meetings and training for their entire duration, and consistently display professional behavior during such events
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with all Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements
• Promote a culture of data use to enhance professional practice among educators, ultimately resulting in improved learning for all students
• Provide technical assistance to school administrators and teachers in the appropriate use of data
• Assure that individuals working to promote data use have the tools and knowledge to carry out this work effectively
• Analyze data and help complete reporting requirements within the SST and those sent to the Department of Education and Workforce

Equipment Operated:

• Copier
• Printer
• Computer
• Telephone System
• Shredding Machine
• Presentation Projector
• Google and Microsoft Office Suites
• Audio Visual Equipment

Additional Working Conditions

• Occasional operation of a vehicle under inclement weather conditions (i.e., being prepared to come to work on all scheduled workdays, except calamity days)
• Frequent and regular requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, kneel, and stoop
• Occasional requirement to carry, lift, push, and pull items up to a maximum of 50 pounds

• The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Center.

**This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor, appointing authority.