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Now Hiring!!! (Moderate/Severe Credential) Education Specialist with Autism Authorization; Multi-Grade (6-12); independent study 12 month/228 contract base days;San Diego areas at The Charter School of San Diego

Application Deadline

1/28/2020 9:48:01 AM Pacific

Date Posted
1/27/2020
Contact
Mary Trueblood Fall
858-678-3902
Number of Openings
4

Add'l Salary Info

$34.79 hourly; Benefits Information provided below
Length of Work Year
228 work day contract - 12 month
Employment Type
Full Time
Job Description / Essential Elements:    Print   

 EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Education Specialist provides: 1) support for the instructional program for students with special needs, 2) pertinent information and consultant services to staff members and parents, 3) on-going student assessment and evaluation, 4) on-going planning with regular resource center instructors.

Essential Functions/Duties
·Develops educational plans for the purpose of meeting the individual needs of exceptional students.
·Evaluates students for the purpose of identifying student needs.
·Teaches/instructs students for the purpose of ensuring successful progress towards student's goals and objectives.
·Coordinates services to students for the purpose of ensuring efficient instructions and an effective cohesive program.
·Consults/collaborates with staff, parents, and agencies for the purpose of ensuring appropriate delivery of services and adherence to due process.
·Schedules services for students for the purpose of providing efficient and effective services for students
·Maintains all special education records and timelines on compliance issues

Employment Standards
Knowledge of:
·Resource Center management strategies.
·Cognitive restructuring and pro-social skills development.
·Various academic assessment tools in reading, language arts, and mathematics.
·Strategies for student motivation.
·Instructional strategies involving computerization.
·Secondary curriculum.
·Cooperative learning models.
·IEP process.
·Laws and regulations related to special education.

Skill to:
·Work with students from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
·Administer, score, and interpret academic assessment testing and develop applicable goals and objectives for student services.
·Provide consultant services to regular Resource Center Instructors and ancillary staff.
·Evaluate effectiveness of strategies and techniques used and adjust instruction and delivery
·Work with teachers to develop and maintain teaming/communication
·Modify core curriculum and implement appropriate teaching strategies

Certification:
·Education Specialist Credential Mild/Moderate or Moderate/Severe; a valid California driver's license and proof of automobile insurance (must provide own transportation to and from different sites)

Requirements / Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications

- SPED Credential (Moderate/Severe) - Autism Authorization Certificate CSSD Certificated Application (EDjoin application), Resume, Three Reference Letters, copies of a valid credential. Documents delivered online, or brought at time of interview. The successful candidate will have the outstanding ability to engage and motivate students toward success; knowledge and experience with curriculum and teaching strategies; ability to facilitate learning and develop individualized education plans; counseling an facilitation skills; thrive on challenge, autonomy, and accountability; excellent organization, time management, and record keeping skills; experience with special student populations: at risk, gifted, learning handicapped, ESL, etc.; be creative and resourceful; possess computer skills;the ability to administer the complex operation of a resource center. Math, Science and Technology skills are in great demand, but applicants in all subject areas are encouraged to apply. Qualifications include CA single-or multi-subject credential or credential eligible (i.e., relevant course credits for a single or multi-subject credential, CBEST, and enrolled in a recognized teacher education program), experience teaching or counseling 7th-12th grade students. Valid California driver license and transportation required.


      - SPED Credential (Moderate/Severe) - Autism Authorization Certificate CSSD Certificated Application (EDjoin application), Resume, Three Reference Letters, copies of a valid credential. Documents delivered online, or brought at time of interview. The successful candidate will have the outstanding ability to engage and motivate students toward success; knowledge and experience with curriculum and teaching strategies; ability to facilitate learning and develop individualized education plans; counseling an facilitation skills; thrive on challenge, autonomy, and accountability; excellent organization, time management, and record keeping skills; experience with special student populations: at risk, gifted, learning handicapped, ESL, etc.; be creative and resourceful; possess computer skills;the ability to administer the complex operation of a resource center. Math, Science and Technology skills are in great demand, but applicants in all subject areas are encouraged to apply. Qualifications include CA single-or multi-subject credential or credential eligible (i.e., relevant course credits for a single or multi-subject credential, CBEST, and enrolled in a recognized teacher education program), experience teaching or counseling 7th-12th grade students. Valid California driver license and transportation required.

          Comments and Other Information

          We are on a mission to transform the lives of students! The Charter School of San Diego is a free public school option, serving students in 6th – 12th grades who seek an alternative learning experience to the traditional school setting. Repeatedly recognized for its quality instructional program, high-caliber teaching and strong operational performance, CSSD seeks to redefine how teachers teach and students learn. Our standards and expectations are high as we prepare our students for the future. Together—teacher, parent, and student—we can guide our students to achieving great academic success and accomplishing the goals each has identified as their own. The Charter School of San Diego is an educational option for grades 6-12 students. Its instructional design is based on a “University Model”. Students work independently and attend labs, or tutorials 1-2 times/wk. Students come at scheduled times; no more than 20 students on site at a time. The learning environment, located in resource centers throughout the city, is professional, clean, safe and well-equipped with curriculum resources, instructor & student laptops, desktop computers, wireless networks, and high-speed T-1 Internet access in each resource center. SELECTION PROCEDURE: Selected applicants will be interviewed by a panel of teachers and will complete work-styles/behavior survey. Candidates who successfully complete this phase of process will be interviewed by CSSD Directors at a later date. Instructor assignments may be for morning, afternoon, or early evening. Complete online application. Resume will not be accepted in lieu of application. We apply the same process for selecting staff. Key components of the process include: paper screening, team interview, work-style behaviors survey, director/manager interview, extensive background checks and reference checks. We may call any person listed as a reference and/or any former supervisors on your application. We do not invite all applicants to interview. We do not hire everyone who applies, and we do not discuss our hiring decisions with applicants.MORE INFO: visit website http://charterschool-sandiego.net/ NOTE: Applications are considered ONLY for this school, and NOT for other charter schools within SD City Schools or schools within the county. Equal Employment Opportunity No person working at The Charter School of San Diego or applying for work, is to be discriminated against in employment or application for employment or subjected to harassment in the work environment because of potential parental, family, or marital status or the exclusion of any person because of pregnancy or related conditions, age, gender, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, health condition or sexual orientation. Employment or application shall not be affected by physical or mental disability where the employee is able to satisfactorily perform the essential duties required by the job. “New eligible employees will receive benefits the first of the month following their sixtieth workday. The benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, life insurance, and a variety of voluntary benefits. CSSD’s benefits are 100% employer paid for the employee and all eligible dependents.”

          Comments and Other Information


          We are on a mission to transform the lives of students! The Charter School of San Diego is a free public school option, serving students in 6th – 12th grades who seek an alternative learning experience to the traditional school setting. Repeatedly recognized for its quality instructional program, high-caliber teaching and strong operational performance, CSSD seeks to redefine how teachers teach and students learn. Our standards and expectations are high as we prepare our students for the future. Together—teacher, parent, and student—we can guide our students to achieving great academic success and accomplishing the goals each has identified as their own. The Charter School of San Diego is an educational option for grades 6-12 students. Its instructional design is based on a “University Model”. Students work independently and attend labs, or tutorials 1-2 times/wk. Students come at scheduled times; no more than 20 students on site at a time. The learning environment, located in resource centers throughout the city, is professional, clean, safe and well-equipped with curriculum resources, instructor & student laptops, desktop computers, wireless networks, and high-speed T-1 Internet access in each resource center. SELECTION PROCEDURE: Selected applicants will be interviewed by a panel of teachers and will complete work-styles/behavior survey. Candidates who successfully complete this phase of process will be interviewed by CSSD Directors at a later date. Instructor assignments may be for morning, afternoon, or early evening. Complete online application. Resume will not be accepted in lieu of application. We apply the same process for selecting staff. Key components of the process include: paper screening, team interview, work-style behaviors survey, director/manager interview, extensive background checks and reference checks. We may call any person listed as a reference and/or any former supervisors on your application. We do not invite all applicants to interview. We do not hire everyone who applies, and we do not discuss our hiring decisions with applicants.MORE INFO: visit website http://charterschool-sandiego.net/ NOTE: Applications are considered ONLY for this school, and NOT for other charter schools within SD City Schools or schools within the county. Equal Employment Opportunity No person working at The Charter School of San Diego or applying for work, is to be discriminated against in employment or application for employment or subjected to harassment in the work environment because of potential parental, family, or marital status or the exclusion of any person because of pregnancy or related conditions, age, gender, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, health condition or sexual orientation. Employment or application shall not be affected by physical or mental disability where the employee is able to satisfactorily perform the essential duties required by the job. “New eligible employees will receive benefits the first of the month following their sixtieth workday. The benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, life insurance, and a variety of voluntary benefits. CSSD’s benefits are 100% employer paid for the employee and all eligible dependents.”