Hybrid Special Education Coordinator at Cityscape Schools

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate the Special Education program to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Coordinate a comprehensive program for multi-tiered systems of support/Response to Intervention, the Referral Process, Special Education and Section 405
• Provide leadership and support for the District’s Special Education program and services.
• Participate in planning and providing Professional Development, as appropriate
• Coordinate Child Find efforts on assigned campus(es)
• Supervise and coordinate Special Education evaluation team and service providers efforts with other Special Education and District departments and programs.
• Coordinate contracted evaluation with private providers, as appropriate.
• Ensure evaluations and ARD Committee meetings adhere to state and federal timelines.
• Participate in review of personnel, as appropriate.
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of Operating Guidelines, Policies and Procedures, as requested
• Complete and monitor data reports to provide accurate information regarding all assigned programs.
• Compile, maintain, and file all required physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents.
• Monitor accuracy of PEIMS data for all assigned programs
• Maintain current knowledge of state and federal law and best practices for all assigned programs.
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Work cooperatively with Campus Administrators in implement and refine MTSS/RTI, the Referral Process, Special Education and Section 504 programs
• Ensure confidentiality.
• Enhance job skills by participating with staff development programs, as assigned.
• Be active in teaching and learning meetings and special campus events as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• May supervise teachers and teacher aids in the Special Education program, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
• Minimum, Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid Texas Special Education Teaching certificate
• Positive, calm, supportive attitude
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Organizational ability

LANGUAGE SKILLS
• Ability to read, analyze, and apply common sense understanding and to carry out instructions in written or oral form.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel, students, and parents.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
• 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.

REASONING ABILITY
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

SAFETY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Every employee of the School has an obligation to know our safety rules and procedures; to teach what they know to others; to recognize unsafe actions and situations; to warn others of unsafe situations; to react to emergency situations and to report hazardous or unsafe practices to those in a position to correct them.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, bend, stoop, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and use stairs. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is low to high and may have frequent interruptions. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature. Must be able to maintain control in stressful situations. Some lifting of students with disabilities may be required.