Education Specialist- Mild/Moderate

TEMPLETON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
JOB DESCRIPTION

CLASS TITLE:EDUCATION SPECIALIST

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DEFINITION: Provides an educational program for individuals with exceptional needs and special education services for individuals with exceptional needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Consults with regular teachers regarding identification and assessment of learning and behavioral patterns in pupils, utilizing evaluation data for modifying curriculum and/or instruction, applying classroom management techniques, appropriate resources available to individuals with exceptional needs, and acceptance of students with exceptional needs.
•Consults with parents or other support personnel regarding appropriate resources available to them in working with individuals with exceptional needs, and development of pre-vocational and/or vocational plans for individuals with exceptional needs.
•Coordinates information, resources such as referral and assessment procedures, IEP Team meetings, instructional planning, collection of relevant information for students referred to IEP Team, organizing and distributing media and materials for both resource and regular classrooms, in-service workshops, individualized instruction and activities of Education Specialist Program with regular classroom curriculum.
•Coordinates the implementation of Special Education services for individuals with exceptional needs and Individualized Educational Programs for individuals with exceptional needs.
•Monitors the development of Individualized Educational Programs and referral procedures in accordance with legal requirements.
•Processes information leading to approval of services by child's parent or guardian.
•Schedules IEP meetings, including reviews.
•Applies classroom environment and behavior management techniques and individualized instruction techniques.
•Utilizes systematic observations written in behavioral terms for referral to Individualized Educational Program Team meetings, appropriate educational assessments and appropriately modified instructional methods and materials.
•Provides parents with information regarding assessment procedures and instrumentations, remedial methods and techniques as they relate to their individual child's program, home management and enrichment techniques designed to meet their individual abilities including strengths and weaknesses as well as needs and goals, and their child's needs for career and/or vocational planning.
•Assists in the planning of parent education in-services and/or workshops.
•Performs other responsibilities which are the same as for classroom teacher.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:

•Hughes Bill requirements and Section 504 as it applies to the Individual Disability Education Act.

Ability to:

•Communicate in writing for the purposes of composing the required reports and other correspondence.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

•Valid California Teaching Credential in Special Education.
•Valid Education Specialist Certificate.
•Experience desirable.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: of this position are, but not limited to, the following:

•Ability to see for the purpose of reading student work, laws and codes, rules and policies, and other related matter, and observing students.
•Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels.
•Ability to communicate so others will clearly understand normal conversation.
•Ability to communicate using the telephone.
•Ability to lift and carry 30 lbs.
•Ability to reach in all directions.
•Ability to think clearly and rationally to solve problems.
•Mental acuity to perform the essential functions of this position in an accurate, neat, timely fashion; to make good judgments and decisions; and to evaluate the results of decisions and judgments.

NOTE:
The District requires, at district expense, a post-offer, pre-employment physical. Candidates offered positions who cannot meet the above physical requirements will be offered reasonable accommodations as appropriate in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Salary:According to Certificated Salary Schedule
Category:Certificated
Revised:
Accountability of time:Administrator
Tasks assigned by:Administrator
Evaluated by:Administrator
Hiring Authority:Administrator
Site(s):School Site

Exhibit adopted: 4/13/94

Salary : $64,291 - $101,433