Special Education Specialist (Candidate Pool)

Options For Youth; Simi Valley (CA); Vor Ort; USD 34.767 - 49.361; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Employer-matched retirement plan

Opportunities for experiential learning trips

Social functions to enhance teamwork

Zusammenfassung

A non-profit public charter school network in California is seeking a Special Education Specialist to provide tailored instruction and support to students with special needs. The role involves conducting IEP meetings and maintaining progress records. The ideal candidate will hold a BA/BS degree and a valid Education Specialist Credential. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including wellness hours, medical coverage, and opportunities for experiential learning trips.

Qualifikationen

• Provide instruction to students with special needs.
• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings.
• Record and maintain progress records.

Aufgaben

• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Communicate with parents regarding student progress.
• Support academic programs in the independent study program.

Kenntnisse

Instruction for special needs students

IEP meetings coordination

Progress record maintenance

Ausbildung

BA/BS Degree

CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate)

Jobbeschreibung

## Special Education Specialist (Candidate Pool)**Who We Are:**Options for Youth (OFY) is a network of free, non-profit public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For over 35 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we’re looking for.We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone passionate about education and excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.ofy.org. **Pay Range:**$3,115.39 - $4,423.08 - Bi-Weekly – Depending on Experience**Job is:**Certificated**Our Ideal Candidate Will:*** 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.* Administer and score individual and group tests.* Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate special education staff.* 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.* Record and maintain progress records and record 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.**You’ll Need The Following Minimum Requirements:*** BA/BS Degree* CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA)**Company Benefits and Perks:*** 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.* 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.* 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.