Special Education Specialist

Opportunities For Learning; California; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness hours

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Employer-matched retirement plan

Job summary

Opportunities For Learning in California is seeking a Certificated Special Education educator to support students with identified learning disabilities in a dedicated program. You will administer tests, conduct IEP meetings, and communicate with families while coordinating with general education staff to promote student progress.

The role involves maintaining progress records and supporting other academic programs within the independent study setup, with opportunities for professional growth and

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree as a baseline qualification.
• CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA).

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program, tutoring individuals and small groups.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating with parents, teachers, administrators and staff.
• Communicate with parents regarding student progress and evaluation results.
• Record and maintain progress records and progress toward IEP goals.
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

Skills

Special education instruction

IEP coordination

Assessment administration

Education

BA/BS Degree

CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA)

Job description

Are you seeking an opportunity to impact students’ lives positively? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, then Opportunities For Learning (OFL) is your place! OFL is looking for educators who are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivating, and inspiring.

Who We Are:

Opportunities For Learning (OFL) is a network of free, non-profit public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFL saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For almost 25 years, OFL has helped more than 150,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFL believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to developing a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, you might be the educator we’re looking for.

We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone who is passionate about talent and recruiting and who is excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.oflschools.org.

Job is:

Certificated

Our Ideal Candidate Will:

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  Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program and tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.

  
  


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  Administer and score individual and group tests.

  
  


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  Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.

  
  


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  Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers, and communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.

  
  


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  Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.

  
  


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  Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.

  
  


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  Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

  
  

You’ll Need The Following Minimum Requirements:

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  BA/BS Degree.

  
  


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  CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA).

  
  

Are you intern-eligible? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

$7,000 Sign-on Bonus!

Company Benefits and Perks:

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  We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer-matched retirement plan.

  
  


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  Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California.

  
  


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  We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make our school and our students successful.