Description

Belmont Charter Network is a family of 5 community schools centered on the central mission to promote the academic, social and emotional well-being of each child. Our schools are supported by a non-profit partner to provide holistic services to the school including out-of-school time, our social work project and Head start. How do we do this? We do it by ensuring our students have access to complete support both in and out of the classroom through a talented team of teachers, leaders, social workers, and partners.

We believe that schools and learning should be joyful!

You can find more about our core values and vision here. We believe that education is the single biggest way we can disrupt the systemic racism that impacts Philadelphia and by extension our country. We are a mission centered organization that has grown since its founding over 20 years ago to be the organization that serves Philadelphia today. Learn more about our partners who support this vision by creating a full scope of community support for our students and families. Our approach is grounded in trauma informed practice which you can read more about here.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise:

• Demonstrated skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Creative problem solving
• A commitment to being a lifelong learner, commitment to refining your craft
• A knack for connecting with people across differences including parents, colleagues and students.

Position Summary: The Special Education Coordinator for BACS and BCES, in collaboration with the special education manager, will coordinate the compliance procedures, guidelines and process to meet compliance and regulatory requirements.The coordinator will ensure the timelines and signatures are maintained for annual IEP’s, evaluation reports and will ensure that related service providers are accurately represented.The coordinator will work closely with special education teachers to support the assurance of deadlines and process. This is a 11 month position and will be supervised by the special education manager.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate the Special Education Hard and Electronic Files for Compliance
  • Maintain paper files
  • Maintain compliance on each file
  • Ensure timelines are in compliance
  • Review IEP’s for legal compliance, along with the special education manager
  • Update all electronic documentation and data
  • Follow up with ER/RR following the special education manager guidance
  • Assist with speech, OT, PT coordination of an ER or RR

• Early Intervention Transition to Kindergarten (School Specific)
  • Process beginning of the year reevaluations/evaluations needed for incoming K students. Special Education Manager will provide the names of students needing evaluations
  • Assist in the completion of transition IEP’s
  • Include speech/OT/PT as necessary

• Meeting Attendance
  • Bi-weekly Special Education team meetings
  • Participation in monthly professional development
  • All school wide meetings and trainings
  • 03 with SpEd manger

• Support Special Education Teachers 
  • Ensure all IEPs are completed within required timeline
  • Ensure that IEP meetings are being held, and that efforts are made to include parents and document those efforts
  • Assist in the execution of IEP meetings and attend IEP meetings
  • Review IEP’s for compliance in coordination with the special education manager

• Data entry
  • record new special education data in power school as IEP meetings/revisions occur
  • Update all tracking systems created, in coordination with the special education manager

Additional responsibilities:

• Participate in school wide events and parent teacher meetings
• Participate in AM and PM duty posts
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Skills and Abilities: 

• Professional and personal organizational skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and highly organized 
• Belief in and alignment with Belmont Charter’s mission
• Intentional relationship building with staff, students, and families 
• Excellent communication/collaboration skills
• Collaboration skills and working on a team

Qualifications

Qualifications: 

Education and Experience: 

• B.A./B.S. degree from accredited institution;
• 2-3 years of years of special education experience in schools, preferably in urban education
• Leadership experience
• Experience with working under timelines and compliance 
• All employees must be able to provide Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check Clearance (Act 34), Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151), Federal Bureau of Investigation Record Check Clearance (Act 114), and Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Clearance (Act 168) before starting work on campus