Special Education Coordinator at Assessment Intervention Management

JOB TITLE:  Special Education Coordinator 

AIM, Assessment Intervention Management

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree
• Valid Texas teacher certificate and School Administrator Certificate

• A valid TX driver’s license

JOB DESCRIPTION:

AIM is an award-winning company that has won Best Place to Work, Top Workplaces, Best Workplaces in Texas, Top Company Cultures, and is a certified Great Place to Work!

Please visit our website at aimeducate.com to learn more about what we do, read testimonials from clients and other AIMers, as well as view a video we did with the TEA.

AIM has an opening for Special Education Coordinator to support the special education director with all administrative duties.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Delivering Professional Development. 
• Providing teacher and paraprofessional support. 
• ARD procedures. 
• Knowledge of education of special education students. 
• Understanding and development of PLAAFP and IEP goals and objectives. 
• Understanding of the federal law I.D.E.A. 
• Knowledge of curriculum; and state assessment.
  Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. 
• Knowledgeable and skilled with working with special education programming.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate with school staff and families regularly regarding student’s progress or needs
• Maintain students’ confidentiality
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment

• Maintain current knowledge of Special Education law (as it pertains to Behavior Management)
• Maintain electronic eligibility and on-site folders in a manner consistent with TEA and Wayside
• Network requirements; Ensure the confidentiality of information regarding special education
• Overseeing/managing a caseload of special education students and the implementation of their IEP plans in inclusive, self-contained,, and pull-out settings.
• Know campus data regarding the state assessment, benchmarks, and available interventions.
• Attend ARD Committee meetings and provide follow-up to special education placements including planning and implementation of ARD Committee decisions.
• Serve as liaison between parents, teachers, counselors, nurses, outside agencies, and various campus departments.
• Serve as conflict mediator/problem solver in crisis situations concerning instructional programs, placement, and behaviors of students.
• Perform special education audits and gather State Performance Plan data to submit to TEA.
• Be fully informed of staff and position management, student cases, classroom, and equipment need.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Frontline. 
• Demonstrate high ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Have excellent time-management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.
• Adhere to a high level of professional and ethical standards.
• Effectively communicating to parents and guardians the special education process including the process for referrals, evaluations, annual IEPs/504 plans, and re-evaluations as well as parental rights granted by IDEA.
• Providing training and technical assistance to case managers, teachers, related service providers, and support service professionals on all aspects of cases management: use of computer systems for the special education process, writing of goal writing, progress reports, annual reviews,, and parent communication.

• Discuss student’s progress with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding, and respect for the communities in which they identify.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Daily attendance and punctuality at work are essential functions of the job.
• Regular District-wide travel to multiple work locations as assigned; frequent standing, stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, heavy lifting, and moderate carrying.
• May be required to lift and transfer students to and from wheelchairs or assist with positioning students with physical disabilities.

• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment
• Strong family engagement and communication

COMPENSATION

• Competitive regional market salary for Special Education Coordinators
• Health benefits package available
• Offers/contracts are pending a background check