Assistant Director: Exceptional Learners

SALARY
$89,440
52 Week position

Insurance:
This position is eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance coverage on the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents. The employee's insurance will be effective on the first of month following the hire date. The EVSC also offers employees an opportunity for life insurance and long term disability coverage.
Click here for more information on: EVSC's Market Place Health Insurance Plan Options

Retirement:
As a contract teacher, this position will automatically be enrolled in the Teacher Retirement Fund (TRF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit (Pension) as well as an Annuity Savings Account (ASA). In addition, this position is eligible to enroll in a 401(a) retirement investment plan, a 403(b) Match Program, and a tax-free post-retirement medical expense account (VEBA).

Additional Benefits:
Employees enrolled in an EVSC medical insurance plan are eligible to use our Health & Wellness Centers conveniently located within the community. These are no-cost health clinics that provide primary care treatment, generic prescription medications (at no cost), physicals, health screenings, and labs. Accumulated sick leave days and personal business days will be provided under this position as well. Additionally, EVSC employees have access to EVSC Wee Care, our employee-only early learning centers. Wee Care provides a quality early learning experience for children as young as six weeks through age five.

• Research and facilitate implementation of evidence-based strategies; prepare and distribute materials/resources to supplement instruction.
• Coaches Adult Learning around Specially Designed Instruction, Universal Design for Learning, and Differiantiating Instruction
• Strong Instructional Background
• Collaborates around the use of student and school disagragrated data to inform instructional decisions.
• Provides staff development opportunities for adminstrators and staff (certified and classified) to ensure classroom implementation of evidence-based strategies.
• Supports the operation of the department of special education.
• Meet regularly, communicate and collaborate with other district leaders.
• Coordinates certified and classied special education staff.
• Administers local, state, and federal progams, and interprets rules and regulations relating to special education.
• Develops, and maintains forms, reports, and program procedures.
• Collects and analyzes district data related to state and federal indicators and reports information as required.
• Mediates and negotiates conflicts with staff and parents.
• Participates in interviewing process of teachers and other personnel.
• Assists in evaluation of special education personnel.
• Serves as EVSC representative on administrative and community agency committees.
• Maintains regular attendance.

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and the school community.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of School Trustees policies.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and manuals.
• Ability to write proposals effectively to secure funds for the corporation.
• Ability to present information and to respond to questions effectively from groups of administrators, teachers, school board members, parents, students, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate using correct grammar.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to prepare, project, monitor, and revise multiple budgets.

• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to use available information and develop realistic long-term and short-term plans for curricular goals.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, and drive from one building to others.
• Required to reach with hands and arms and frequently to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move objects which weigh fifty pounds or more.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to read small print.
• Regularly required to perform the same hand, arm, and/or finger motion many times.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• The noise level can vary from quiet to very loud, depending on daily activities within the work environment, such as the number of people in the room.
• The work environment is frequently interruptive as the employee must meet multiple demands from many people.
• The employee must constantly work to meet deadlines and must report to work on time.
• Frequently, the employee must work irregular and/or extended hours.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO JOB

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS OPPORTUNITY?
If you have any questions, please e-mail Linda Burk at linda.burk@evsck12.com or Carrie Hay at carrie.hay@evsck12.com. You will receive a response within 24-48 hours.