Program Specialist #23-40 at Jurupa Unified
About the Employer
At Jurupa Unified School District, we believe that with a positive mindset, every child can succeed. Our schools and programs are founded on proven educational strategies, supported by the latest research in neuroscience and are designed to promote the personal and academic growth of all students. We empower each child to unlock their potential to achieve in school, career, and life—wherever it takes them. We call this learning without limits. Learning without limits means our district provides an array of opportunities for each child. Our wide-ranging programs offered in and out of the classroom support and engage students from early childhood through high school. Students cultivate critical thinking and problem-solving skills, develop resiliency, and are challenged to think creatively —essential qualities for personal development, academic growth, and an individual's sense of achievement at every level. Our approach is grounded in research and science but would not be possible without the dedication, commitment, and resolve of our compassionate team of educators and staff. Jurupa Unified School District encourages students to grow personally, achieve academically, and unlock their full potential as scholars and people, believing that with a positive mindset, every child can succeed.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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Provides districtwide service and leadership in the area of special education and assists assigned personnel.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Appropriate teaching or other credential authorizing services to exceptional children; prior experience in providing direct services to exceptional children; Master's Degree; detailed knowledge of the communicatively handicapped, the physically handicapped, the learning handicapped, or the severely handicapped.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists speech pathologists, nurses, psychologists, special education teachers, regular classroom teachers, and other personnel as assigned.
2. Assists in program planning, use of existing school resources and the development of Individual Education Plans.
3. Serves as a resource person to coordinate curricular resources for special education programs, and the planning of workshops/in-service activities for teachers, administrators and parents.
4. Participates in Individualized Education Plan meetings and provides assistance with instructional strategies, placement, and scheduling.
5. Facilitates the placement of exceptional children in non-public school programs and monitors such placement.
6. Assists with evaluation of the effectiveness of special education programs.
7. Provides inservice training.
8. Participates in development of innovative special education programs and the identification/development of materials for special education.
9. Monitors program compliance of state and federal regulations.
10. Participates as a member of the special education department team in scheduled meetings to plan and coordinate department activities.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO: Administrator of Student Support Services
Requirements / Qualifications
Appropriate teaching or other credential authorizing services to exceptional children; prior experience in providing direct services to exceptional children; Master's Degree, detailed knowledge of the communicatively handicapped, the physically handicapped, the learning handicapped, or the severely handicapped.
Please submit the following on EdJoin: * Letter of Interest * Resume * 3 Letters of Recommendation (within last 2 years) * Copy of Transcripts * Copy of Valid Credentials
Requirements / Qualifications
Appropriate teaching or other credential authorizing services to exceptional children; prior experience in providing direct services to exceptional children; Master's Degree, detailed knowledge of the communicatively handicapped, the physically handicapped, the learning handicapped, or the severely handicapped.
Please submit the following on EdJoin: * Letter of Interest * Resume * 3 Letters of Recommendation (within last 2 years) * Copy of Transcripts * Copy of Valid Credentials
Application Deadline
6/23/2023 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
6/13/2023
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Number of Openings
Not Specified
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
$74,604 - $135,269 annually (based on 2022-2023 salary schedule)
Length of Work Year
194 Days
Employment Type
Full Time
Start Date
July 26, 2023 (2023-2024 School Year)