Special Education Process Coordinator

Position: Special Education Process Coordinator

Term: Part-time/10 Months

Classification: Certified / Exempt

Location: District-wide

Qualifications:

• At minimum must have a Master’s Degree.
• Must have appropriate Missouri Special Education Certificate in one special education field. (i.e., Mild/Moderate Cross Categorical, ECSE, etc.).
• Candidate must have demonstrated knowledge of the Special Education Process and laws and at minimum,
• Have years’ experience in providing special education services.

Supervisory: No

Reports to: Director of Special Education

Code: 002-2329-6111-1000-12210-3-000

Job Number: 1128

Joplin schools is looking for a Special Education Process Coordinator. The Special Education Process Coordinator supervises the SPED process from referral through placement and provision of services, appropriate identification and placement of student with disabilities, and public agency compliance with state and federal requirements for special education.

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, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Qualifications: At minimum must have a Master’s Degree. Must have appropriate Missouri Special Education Certificate in one special education field. (i.e., Mild/Moderate Cross Categorical, ECSE, etc.). Candidate must have demonstrated knowledge of the Special Education Process and laws and at minimum, have – years’ experience in providing special education services.

General Expectations:

• Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises and coordinates special education programs, policies and diagnostic procedures.
• Collaborate with other PCs to organize and ensure procedures to monitor the completion of all evaluation reports and IEPs as required by time-line laws.
• Conducts compliance efforts and reviews of special education teachers within their assigned attendance zone.
• Collaborate with Director and other PCs, identifies, plans, and implements professional development as defined by needs assessment.
• Provides evidence based instructional guidance to teachers and TLCs as needed.
• Coach and mentor teachers in adhering to the district vision for instructing at-risk students and students with disabilities.
• Assists the Executive Director of Student Services in researching and/or implementing new program components.
• Provide assistance as requested in the preparation of federal, state and local reports on special education and related programs and services.
• Develop, provide and promote regular in-service training to special education support staff.
• Assumes other responsibilities assigned by the Executive Director of Student Services.

Physical Demands

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

• Speak and hear in an environment where numerous conversations and activities may be taking place simultaneously
• Read handwritten or printed material

Attendance

Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Conditions and Environment

The individual who holds this position will regularly work in an office environment. Occasionally the individual will be in a school environment that is noisy and active.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.