Specialist - Special Education

Provide effective and efficient technical assistance and training to ESC clients for the development and implementation of local, state and federal programs to improve the performance of students.  Job requires frequent in-region and occasional out-of-region travel, occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in the area of Educational Diagnostician, School Psychologist or Speech Language Pathologist
• Valid Texas Teaching Certificate with endorsement in area of assignment or appropriate license/certification. 
• Minimum of three years teaching or related services experience
• Valid Texas Certification in Special Education preferred
• Experience in the following is preferred: evaluation/FIE report writing role in a school district; ARD/IEP meeting facilitation; Ability to conduct and/or review comprehensive evaluations (FIEs) across disability areas, with a strong emphasis on defensible, data-driven practices 

Knowledge/Skills:

• A demonstrated track record of success improving student outcomes in a teacher, campus leader, or district leader role
• An in-depth knowledge of instruction practices that lead to improved teaching and learning
• An in-depth knowledge and content expertise, specific to role
• Knowledge of human development, learning theories and behavior management 
• Knowledge of prevention and intervention strategies
• Strong consultation skills for conferencing with teachers, parents and students.
• Knowledge of diagnostic procedures and the education programming for students with visual impairments
• Ability to produce and read Braille.
• Ability to design, deliver, and facilitate high-quality professional development for adult audiences, both in person and virtually
• Ability to connect with diverse audiences and understand complex and unique circumstances in order to support growth among individuals and across regions/districts
• Ability to coach, model and provide feedback on performance
• Highly organized; ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail with an ability to produce high quality work in diverse environment
• Ability to break down complex information into comprehensive parts, ask questions, synthesize and analyze
• Ability to influence others to achieve outcomes, both within and outside formal management structures
• Collaborative and results-oriented
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Emerging expertise in virtual platforms and virtual facilitation to ensure the continued ability to meet district need
• Demonstrates a growth mindset, desire to self-reflect, give/receive feedback and continuously improve
• Strong sense of personal accountability; takes initiative to meet ambitious goals
• Builds strong relationships without compromising outcomes
• Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office, Google, video conferencing tools, and multimedia equipment 

Essential Functions:

• Designs, delivers, and/or facilitates job-embedded professional development for relevant clients at district, school, or classroom level, including: 
• • Whole-group trainings that build a shared understanding of skills, practices, or systems and include opportunities for practice 
  • Support for participants implementing a new skill, practice, or system within their context, including co-planning, observation, and real-time feedback 
  • One-on-one coaching sessions that identify participant successes and develop their capacity to improve high-leverage areas of growth 
  • Technical assistance that provides direct, responsive training or support to individuals or small groups around compliance, systems, or state requirements 
• Partners closely with classroom/school to assess areas in need of capacity building and to develop intentional scope and sequences of professional development aimed at effectively addressing those growth areas 
• Effectively supports stakeholders to analyze data to drive instructional growth (at relevant classroom/school) by identifying areas of strength and opportunity as applicable for their role and context 
• Contributes to the scaling and aligning of best practices in instruction and/or instructional leadership with other individuals, teams, or departments 
• Contributes to building and strengthening the culture of individual teams and the entire Academic Services Department
• Complies with federal and state laws, State Board of Education Rules, and ESC board policy and procedures

All positions at ESC 3 are defined as security-sensitive. Security-sensitive positions are those which require employees to be entrusted with the certain types of data, whether electronic or in paper form.  Those data elements, as defined by the ESC 3 Data Classification and Handling Policy may include, but not limited to:

• Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)

• Personally, Identifiable Information (PII)

• Protected Health Information (PHI)

• Family Educational Records (FERPA Data)

• Federal Tax Information (FTI)

• HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act)

It is the employees on-going responsibility to safeguard this type of data and to report any instance of lost or stolen data.

Salary : $70,171 - $84,542