Special Education Specialist

Starting Pay Range
$2,807.69 - $4,038.46
Depending on experience
Job Description:
Make a difference supporting Charter Schools with Prep For Success!!
Prep For Success supports students in a blended learning and Remote environment. They provide all services required for students to continue to succeed.
Prep for Success is a certified California nonpublic agency providing Special Education and related services to students with disabilities in public and charter schools. Prep for Success serves students age birth to 22 and services are provided in person, one on one, small group and via teletherapy, depending on the student's IEP.
The primary responsibility of the Special Education Specialist is to provide instruction and other related services to Special Education students. The Special Education Specialist will also facilitate diagnostic assessment including administration, scoring and interpretation. Will review and revise IEP's as needed. Will support instruction in reading, math, and written language for students, tutor individual and small groups of students, administer and score academic testing, write individualized education plans, and support other academic programs as needed. This position will be available to provide direct instruction to students.
Your experience and time given is meaningful and well appreciated.
**This role would support the Inland Empire and San Bernardino schools**
Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:*

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a Special Education program.
• Tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrator, and all appropriate Special Education staff.
• Conduct IEP meetings.
• Communicate and coordinate special needs evaluation and testing with speech teachers, psychologists, and other service providers.
• Communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
• Maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
• Record progress within the independent study program.
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Special Education Specialist Certificate or ability to obtain Mild/Moderate Certificate.
• Ability to teach students of grades K-12.
• Ability to work with children of all ages.
• Ability to understand, adopt, and support the independent study program, concepts and their philosophies.
• Ability to organize and present ideas effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to make skillful decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to operate a PC computer, word processor, copier, FAX, and other office machines.

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS Degree required.
• Valid California Teaching Credential in Special Education (Mild/Moderate) required.

*The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all inclusive. They describe the general nature and level of work being performed and/or represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job. The Company retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.