Job Summary:
The Education Specialist Teacher provides case management for and provides direct and indirect
services to students with disabilities. The Education Specialist develops and implements
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in collaboration with other staff members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as case carrier to assigned students with IEPs, including coordinating, preparing, and
implementing IEPs for all students on caseload
- Provide direct services to students to support students’ ability to access the curriculum, which
may be in a general education classroom, utilizing individual or small group instruction as
appropriate
- Co-teach general education classes to facilitate and support student access to the general
education curriculum
- Collaborate with general education teachers to develop learning strategies for diverse students
needs and assist with curriculum adaptations and modifications according to student IEPs
- Conduct formal academic assessments and write legally defensible assessment reports
- Use data-driven techniques to set appropriate IEP goals for students
- Maintain accurate and complete student records
- Track all services provided in accordance with students’ IEP requirements
- Regularly communicate and collaborate with general education teachers, counselors, DIS
providers and administrators to support student needs
- Develop and implement Individual Transition Plans that are meaningful and include activities to
support students’ post-secondary goals
- Maintain consistent communications with families regarding student progress
- Provide instruction consistent with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that is appropriate to
meet students’ learning needs
- Utilize a variety of instructional strategies, including the incorporation of technology in the
learning process
- Create/maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the
physical,
social and emotional development of students
- Maintain appropriate standards of pupil behavior, using classroom management and behavior
management strategies and techniques, with a focus on positive behavior interventions
- Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly
- Participate in staff development activities to maintain and improve job-related skills
- Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff
- Keep informed about and comply with federal, state, SELPA, and school legal requirements,
policies, and procedures
- Attend and participate in faculty meetings and serve on staff committees as required
- Direct and support instructional assistant(s) in completing assigned tasks
Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- Appropriate California Credentials: Education Specialist - Mild Moderate Support Needs
(MMSN)
- Embedded or added authorization: English Learner Authorization
- Embedded or added authorization: Autism Authorization (AAAS)
- Embedded or added authorization: Education Specialist Bridge Authorization Mild to Moderate
Support Needs (highly preferred)
- Understanding of general special education assessment concepts and methods
Technical Skills:
- Experience working in all Microsoft Suite applications (e.g., Word, Excel)
- Experience working with Google G Suite Applications preferred
- Experience working with Welligent preferred
Language, Mathematical, and/or Reasoning Ability:
- Strong communication abilities, including both orally and in writing
- Ability to provide small group instruction in core academic areas, including high school-level
English and Math
- Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws
- Ability to be organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable
- Establish and maintain collaborative/cooperative working relationships
- Ability to maintain a calm, professional demeanor
Work Environment:
The environmental characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
El Camino Real Charter High School is a campus environment for students, faculty and staff. There is
a moderate noise level, with schedule bells ringing throughout the day and staff using walkie-talkies.
This position requires daily interaction with students, parents, faculty and staff.
This position works in a variety of settings including classrooms and outdoors and may experience
heat or cold extremes as well as fumes, odors, dust; noise level is moderate to loud.
Physical Requirements:
- Spend most of the day standing and sitting in the classroom.
- While standing the teacher will frequently hold light objects they are working with and
demonstrating, etc. These can be held from waist level to slightly above the teacher’s head.
- Teacher must be able to walk through the classroom and be able to maneuver in tight spaces
between desks.
- Dealing with students can entail kneeling or squatting, stopping and bending from 50-70
degrees at the waist on an occasional to frequent basis on a given day.
- The teacher often moves students’ desks and chairs to change the layout of the classroom
to influence teaching situations.
- It is occasionally necessary to lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- The teacher must sit on an occasional basis when developing lesson plans, grading, etc.
- Sitting at a desk with a forward bending from the waist, leaning on forearms, and looking
down which requires neck flexion.
- It is necessary to grasp and manipulate pens, markers, scissors, staplers, etc. either
occasionally or frequently, depending on the day.
- There is a moderate noise level, with schedule bells ringing throughout the day and staff
using walkie-talkies.
Right to Revise:
This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be
assigned without prior written notice. The school reserves the right to revise this job description as
necessary, without advance notice.
The statements made herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties
and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, nothing herein shall be construed as a
contract for employment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
