Reports to: Executive Director of Special Services Location: Special Services (itinerant)

Bargaining Unit: CEA FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

This position helps students with the psycho-educational development, their abilities and potentials, and their social-emotional needs. Additionally, it helps students adjust to cultural and environment factors which influence learning and the adjustment process.

Required Qualifications:

● Washington State ESA certification as a School Psychologist

● Demonstrated successful leadership and managing qualities

● Working knowledge of rules, regulations, and laws dealing with special education

● Willingness to learn curriculum, education codes, and district policies

● Competency in assessment, data gathering, and interpreting techniques

● Successful experience establishing and carrying out behavior interventions systems

● Current knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, and regulation governing the education of children qualified for special education

● Working knowledge of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) best practices

● Knowledge of the identification process of special education students

● Ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented

● Ability to support the District’s vision, mission, goals, and Culture Code including the belief that all students can succeed

● Ability to maintain a positive attitude

● Ability to team teach

● Familiarity with racial equity and inclusion frameworks

● Successful experience working with self-direction and a high degree of collaboration

● Possession of organizational skills and flexibility to respond to changing student needs

● Ability to function in a calm, efficient, courteous manner under stress and to exercise careful judgment, confidentiality and tact in the performance of duties

● Ability to act in an ethical and confidential manner in all aspects of employment

● Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred (Not Required) Qualifications:

● At least five years of successful special education teaching experience

● Ability to speak Spanish

● School counseling or Board-Certified Behavior Analyst certification

● Actively participates in activities at the state and federal levels

● Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds

● Training in crisis management and/or threat assessment

Essential Functions:

● Assesses, motivates, redirects, and interacts with students in a productive manner

● Provides training/in-service on strategies for working with students with behavior problems

● Manages the day-to-day activities of paraprofessionals assigned to work with students

● Observes students experiencing behavioral issues and collaboratively designs and implements intervention strategies

● Coordinates and collaborates with district and building staff and outside agencies

● Evaluates, creates, and implements FBAs (functional behavior assessments), PBIPs (positive behavior intervention plans), and ERPs (emergency response protocols) for students

● Participates in or facilitates school based Multi-disciplinary Team/Group of Qualified Professionals meetings

● Recognizes individual student learning needs and develop strategies to address those needs

● Keeps current on special education pedagogy and applies this research to special education programs

● Articulates special education visions and goals to general education and special education staff

● Assists in developing and implementing Childfind activities

● Coordinates psychological and educational testing activities conducted for the purpose of special education eligibility determination as well as provides information supporting the development of appropriate educational programs

● Provides classroom support and intervention for students experiencing behavioral, social, and/or emotional behaviors that impact their education

● Provides direct services and intervention for special needs students as required for their success including proactive strategies such as social skills education, individual student interventions, behavioral contracts

● Directly assists classroom teachers with the ongoing management of special needs students

● Assists teachers with the design and implementation of solutions to classroom concerns focused upon the special need’s students’ population

● Serves as a member of the Student Support management team, IEP Teams, etc. as pertinent to the job

● Assists with the development of instructional and/or behavioral goals and objectives

● Conducts family and/or family-student conferences set up to interpret student assessment results

● Participates in curriculum development and implementation of special education services

● Works to ensure that the appropriate menu of services is identified and implemented for identified K-12 students

● Uses collaborative and evidenced‐based approaches to assist in the creation of IEP’s to ensure that students receive skills targeted to their areas of identified need

● Develops staff capacity and family participation in data‐based decision making

● Confers, counsels, trains and assists site administrators and school staff regarding specialized procedures and requirements

● Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) around aspects of special education services

● Stays current on policies and laws related to special education

● Completes all documentation as required by law or prescribed by the Executive Director of Special Services, including but not limited to IEPs, assessment documents, and progress reporting

● Attends staff and other professional meetings as appropriate or directed

● Uses and integrates technology for communication and instruction

● Conducts testing, interpret results, and leads the multi-disciplinary team in the identification of special education students

● Other duties as assigned

Salary: $62,169.45 - $124,490.10, depending on experience and qualifications

Work schedule: 1.0 FTE (180 days per school year)

Benefits: 12 Sick leave and 3 personal leave days; health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance through SEBB; State retirement through DRS; other fringe benefits as allowed under the Centralia Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Application Procedures: Anyone interested in this position should apply through EdJobsNW with a letter of interest, a resume, and three professional references AND submit the letter of interest to Tammie Jensen-Tabor, Executive Director of Special Services at tjensen-tabor@centralia.wednet.edu. Current employees of Centralia School District need only to send a letter of interest to Tammie Jensen-Tabor.

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