District-Wide Special Education Coach & Teacher Leader

DISTRICT WIDE; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sioux City Community School District seeks a Special Education Coach to facilitate high-quality programs and professional development to improve social, emotional, and academic instruction district-wide.

You will build staff capacity to meet diverse learning and behavioral needs, enhance classroom practices, raise student achievement, and support transitions for students with IEP needs across schools.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a valid Iowa teaching certificate with an endorsement in special education from an accredited college or university with a major in education or an appropriate content area.
• Employee is expected to demonstrate continued professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to Board policies, district procedures, and contractual obligations.
• Demonstrates professional and instructional leadership, models professional and ethical behavior, and maintains professional confidentiality.
• Provides leadership for principals, teachers, special education coaches, behavior technicians, and related staff by planning, collaborating, mentoring and facilitating change to implement quality behavior services and to improve specially designed instruction for students with IEP needs.
• Assists principals in understanding, recognizing, and implementing effective behavioral programs and strategies.
• Assist special education teachers and para-educators through professional development by demonstrating strategies and lessons, introducing materials, programs and ideas, modeling effective teaching and behavioral intervention strategies, coaching, and assisting with individual and/or team planning and problem-solving.

Skills

Special Education

Coaching

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Teaching certificate

Special Education endorsement

Bachelor degree

Job description

Sioux City Community School District seeks a Special Education Coach to facilitate high-quality programs and professional development to improve social, emotional, and academic instruction district-wide.

You will build staff capacity to meet diverse learning and behavioral needs, enhance classroom practices, raise student achievement, and support transitions for students with IEP needs across schools.