• Special Education Coordinator

    Assessment Intervention Management (Dallas, TX)


    JOB TITLE: Special Education Coordinator

     

    AIM, Assessment Intervention Management

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    + Bachelor's Degree

    + Master's Degree

    + Valid Texas teacher certificate and School Administrator Certificate

    + A valid TX driver's license

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    AIM is an award-winning company that has won Best Place to Work, Top Workplaces, Best Workplaces in Texas, Top Company Cultures, and is a certified Great Place to Work!

     

    Please visit our website at aimeducate.com to learn more about what we do, read testimonials from clients and other AIMers, as well as view a video we did with the TEA.

     

    AIM has an opening for Special Education Coordinator to support the special education director with all administrative duties.

    KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

    + Delivering Professional Development.

    + Providing teacher and paraprofessional support.

    + ARD procedures.

    + Knowledge of education of special education students.

    + Understanding and development of PLAAFP and IEP goals and objectives.

    + Understanding of the federal law I.D.E.A.

    + Knowledge of curriculum; and state assessment.

     

    Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

     

    + Knowledgeable and skilled with working with special education programming.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    + Communicate with school staff and families regularly regarding student's progress or needs

    + Maintain students' confidentiality

    + Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment

    + Maintain current knowledge of Special Education law (as it pertains to Behavior Management)

    + Maintain electronic eligibility and on-site folders in a manner consistent with TEA and Wayside

    + Network requirements; Ensure the confidentiality of information regarding special education

    + Overseeing/managing a caseload of special education students and the implementation of their IEP plans in inclusive, self-contained,, and pull-out settings.

    + Know campus data regarding the state assessment, benchmarks, and available interventions.

    + Attend ARD Committee meetings and provide follow-up to special education placements including planning and implementation of ARD Committee decisions.

    + Serve as liaison between parents, teachers, counselors, nurses, outside agencies, and various campus departments.

    + Serve as conflict mediator/problem solver in crisis situations concerning instructional programs, placement, and behaviors of students.

    + Perform special education audits and gather State Performance Plan data to submit to TEA.

    + Be fully informed of staff and position management, student cases, classroom, and equipment need.

    + Demonstrate proficiency with Frontline.

    + Demonstrate high ability to communicate orally and in writing.

    + Have excellent time-management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.

    + Adhere to a high level of professional and ethical standards.

    + Effectively communicating to parents and guardians the special education process including the process for referrals, evaluations, annual IEPs/504 plans, and re-evaluations as well as parental rights granted by IDEA.

    + Providing training and technical assistance to case managers, teachers, related service providers, and support service professionals on all aspects of cases management: use of computer systems for the special education process, writing of goal writing, progress reports, annual reviews,, and parent communication.

    + Discuss student's progress with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators

    + Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding, and respect for the communities in which they identify.

    WORKING CONDITIONS

    + Maintain emotional control under stress.

    + Daily attendance and punctuality at work are essential functions of the job.

    + Regular District-wide travel to multiple work locations as assigned; frequent standing, stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, heavy lifting, and moderate carrying.

    + May be required to lift and transfer students to and from wheelchairs or assist with positioning students with physical disabilities.

    + Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment

    + Strong family engagement and communication

    COMPENSATION

    + Competitive regional market salary for Special Education Coordinators

    + Health benefits package available

    + Offers/contracts are pending a background check