Autism Resource Specialist (Remote) - PD & School Support

Missouri State University; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri State University is hiring an Autism Resource Specialist- Remote Kansas City Region to support public schools in improving educational outcomes for students with autism. The role involves consultations, professional development, and creating resources for school teams.

Based in the Kansas City region, the specialist collaborates with teachers, administrators, and related staff, travels occasionally, and works in a remote capacity funded by a grant. Salary is $54,160 per year.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education or related field required.
• At least five years of autism-related experience, incl. assessment and programming.
• Two years in an educational setting; strong collaboration with schools.
• Proficiency with LMS, instructional design, video editing, survey software, and cloud storage.

Responsibilities

• Consult with school personnel and train school-based teams in assessing students for autism eligibility.
• Provide professional development for teachers, admins, and related staff in public schools.
• Create written, graphic, and multimedia resources for school use and autism programs, incl. IEP development.
• Promote research-supported, evidence-based autism interventions in programming and behavior support plans.

Skills

Consultation

Professional development

Resource creation

Autism experience

Adult learning strategies

LMS

Instructional design

Video editing

Survey software

Cloud storage

Collaboration with educators

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree in education

Special education

Psychology

Applied Behavior Analysis

Communication sciences and disorders

Occupational therapy

Physical therapy

Tools

Video editing software

Survey software

Cloud storage services

Instructional design tools

Job description

Missouri State University is hiring an Autism Resource Specialist- Remote Kansas City Region to support public schools in improving educational outcomes for students with autism. The role involves consultations, professional development, and creating resources for school teams.

Based in the Kansas City region, the specialist collaborates with teachers, administrators, and related staff, travels occasionally, and works in a remote capacity funded by a grant. Salary is $54,160 per year.