What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educational Specialist @ Special Education position at MARYSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT?
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- Add a cover letter
- Add certificate information and upload a copy of Valid WA Teacher certificate with Special Education endorsement or an Educational Staff Associate certificate
- Add education information and upload a copy of at least your Bachelor transcript
- Add relevant teaching or ESA experience for past 10 years
- Add 3 references (e.g. current supervisor, past supervisor(s), co-worker). NO PERSONAL REFERENCES ACCEPTED.
- Upload a resume – Include current and previous supervisor(s) contact information
- Complete Qualification Questions
- Complete Job Specific Inventory Questions (JSI) - Be prepared to answer the three Job Specific Inventory (JSI) Questions below when applying for this position. This exercise is time, and once you start, if you log off, you won't be able to complete the questions. Have your answers ready!
- Explain what goes into planning a good lesson.
- What does the phrase “Growth Mindset” mean to you?
- What are your greatest strengths as a classroom teacher?
- Complete Educator's Professional Inventory (EPI)
Salary Schedule: click on MEA Salary
Schedule at http://www.msd25.org/employee-groups
Position Goal:
Desired
Skills:
- Ability to remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations
- Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks; maintain records; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parents, and school personnel; work as a team member; and meet schedules and deadlines
- Knowledge and application of quality classroom based instructional and assessment practices
- Knowledge of the unique physical, psychological and social changes students experience and a desire to help them grow in these particular areas
- Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide variety of people
- Skills to motivate students, communicate with individuals from varied educational and cultural backgrounds, and direct and evaluate support personnel
- Skills in classroom management and organizational techniques
Essential Job Functions:
This list of essential job functions is not
exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Depending upon individual assignment, the
employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:
- Utilize district adopted curriculum to guide instruction
- Experience working with 3 to 21 year old students with a variety of disabling conditions and in a variety of settings.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the special education process and the essential requirements of IDEA, WAC 392-172, and State Essential Learning Requirements and Assessment.
- Demonstrate ability to work cooperatively to establish and maintain positive relationships with students, parents, and staff.
- Demonstrate proficiency in verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and facilitate meetings and committees and provide guidance in the development of IEP’s and transition plans.
- Effectively administer, interpret, and explain a variety of assessment tools (standardized and curriculum based) in written and verbal formats. Evaluate and observe students; and write clear, concise reports.
- Demonstrate the ability to collect, interpret, and apply academic and behavioral data within an educational setting.
- Demonstrate proficiency at providing in-service training for general and special education staff.
- Maintain professional competence through in-service and professional growth activities.
- Demonstrate flexibility in response to change.
- Demonstrate ability to coordinate the implementation of comparable services for transferring students.
- Possess organizational skills needed to meet program requirements and timelines.
- Demonstrate the ability to provide consultation and follow-up services to general classroom teachers, parents, and other district personnel as needed to support special and general education staff in assisting and designing effective instructional and behavioral programs for individual students.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology as it relates to Special Education students and job management.
- Demonstrate familiarity with online IEP management programs.
- Exemplify integrity, good judgment, and a sense of humor.
- Comply with all district policies and procedures.
- Comply with the Professional Code of Conduct
- Perform related duties as assigned
Minimum
Qualifications:
- Valid Washington State Teacher certificate with Special Education endorsement or Educational Staff Associate certificate
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Successful teaching experience preferred
- Experience and/or training with cultural, ethnic, and language diversity preferred
Marysville
School District complies with all federal and Washington State rules and
regulations and will provide equal employment opportunity and treatment
for all applicants and staff in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment,
transfer, promotion and training. Such equal employment opportunity
will be provided without discrimination with respect to race, creed, national
origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual
orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, the
presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained
dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district
will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and
all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code
as a patriotic society. The following
employees have been designated to address questions and complaints of alleged
discrimination: Civil Rights
Coordinator - Gregg Kuehn, Risk Management Supervisor, gregg_kuehn@msd25.org, 360-965-0110; Title IX Officer – Tracy Souza, Human
Resources Director, tracy_souza@msd25.org ,
360-965-0071; Section 504 Coordinator, Nancy Smith, Director of Categorical
Programs, nancy_smith@msd25.org, 360-965-0051; ADA Coordinator – Ginger Merkel, Executive
Director of Special Education, ginger_merkel@msd25.org, 360-965-0174. Address: 4220 80th Street
NE, Marysville, WA 98270. Website: www.msd25.org. Marysville School
District is a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.
