Special Education Liaison

Indiana Resource Center For Families With Special Needs Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Indiana Resource Center For Families With Special Needs Inc is seeking a part-time role with statewide travel, including Indianapolis, to support families navigating special education processes. Responsibilities include consumer engagement, instructional leadership, and administrative duties.

The position requires experience with youth or families with disabilities and the ability to conduct outreach, organize programs, and maintain accurate records. Evening travel within Indiana is possible.

Qualifications

• Education and Licensure: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Work Experience: Experience working directly with youth, individuals, and/or families with disabilities in a professional capacity is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides individualized assistance or training to parents and professionals as needed.
• Conducts outreach activities and disseminates materials to individuals served.
• Maintains contact and mentors volunteers with their growth plans.
• Produces high quality records of activities and demographics; reports data timely.

Skills

Cultural Awareness & Responsiveness

Teamwork

Planning and Organization

Judgment

Effective Communication

Problem Solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Part Time Statewide with Travel-Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis, IN, US

12 days ago Requisition ID: 1003

Salary Range: $18.50 To $22.50 Hourly

Job Summary

Responsible for supporting regional families in special education processes through consumer engagement, instructional leadership, community engagement, administrative duties, reporting and recording.

Job Location

North and West portions of Indianapolis, IN and Surrounding Areas

Work Hours

24 hours per week

Key Areas of Accountability

• Provides individualized assistance or training to parents and professionals as needed
• Conducts outreach activities
• Provides follow-up assistance and dissemination of materials to individuals served
• Knows, understands and provides information and refers families to other regional or state level organizations that could be helpful for assistance
• Maintains ongoing contact and mentors volunteers as needed with their individual growth plans

Instructional Leadership

• Conducts the marketing, planning, implementation and evaluation of community training workshops with emphasis on relationship building and reaching underserved populations
• Schedules and facilitates volunteer training tailored to meet the specific needs of each volunteer

Community Engagement

• Participates in local special education and/or disability related activities or boards and committees
• Represents the organization at community activities, including regional and statewide fairs/conferences

4. Reporting and Recording

• Produces high quality records of activities and demographic information
• Collects and compiles on-site and follow-up evaluation data
• Reports and records information in a timely manner and as needed

Characteristics, Skills and Abilities

• Cultural Awareness & Responsiveness Recognizes, understands, and appropriately responds to the diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences of individuals and groups
• Teamwork Works effectively with teams, work groups, or those outside formal lines of authority in order to accomplish assignments or goals; takes action that respects the needs and contributions of others
• Planning and Organization Establishes a course of action for himself or herself in order to accomplish assignments or goals
• Judgment Develops alternative courses of action and make decisions that are based on logical assumptions and that reflect factual information
• Effective Communication Expresses ideas and conveys information clearly and effectively in one on one or group situations
• Problem Solving Secures relevant information, compares and contrasts data from a number of different sources, identifies key issues and their relationships as well as their impact on situations or problems. In addition, determines alternative courses of action that will have a positive effect

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Education and Licensure: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Work Experience: Experience working directly with youth, individuals, and/or families with disabilities in a professional capacity is required. Knowledge of special education rules and regulations, early intervention, transition to adulthood is preferred. Experience in adult learning practices preferred.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to perform daily work in a variety of settings. Virtual and in-person engagement is required. Must have the ability to sit and stand in the same position for prolonged periods of time. Must have the ability to manage moderately stressful situations. Evening and weekend work is required occasionally as is travel within the state of Indiana.

Equipment Operated

• Phone, computer and other office equipment. Presentation and virtual meeting software.

Training Requirements During Employment

• May receive additional training. Must attend staff development meetings and annual in-service training.