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Extended School Year - Learning Specialist

Employer
Jefferson County Public Schools
Location
Golden, Colorado, United States
Salary
Competitive
Summary: The Special Education Learning Specialist teacher will develop, implement, and support individualized practices for achieving learning outcomes for students with communication, cognitive, physical, and/or social/behavioral needs, based on the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). This teacher will utilize evidence-based best practice and rely on frequent progress monitoring for programming adjustments. The Learning Specialist teacher will take a leadership role in collaboratively problem solving interventions for students.

Essential Functions:
Design and implement specialized instruction in one-on-one, small group and large classroom settings.

Work collaboratively to plan and modify curriculum, team teach with general educators and to communicate the abilities and needs of special education students.

Develop, implement and review for appropriateness the behavioral plans for designated students.

Work in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team to conduct IEP and referral meetings, conferences, and to develop a multidisciplinary approach to the educational enhancement of the student.

Maintain ongoing communication with regular educators, school staff, students and parents.

Create a safe supportive and understanding environment for disabled students.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Holds current CDE teaching license with endorsement in one of the following: Educationally Handicapped, Teacher 1-Moderate Needs, Severe Needs-Communication, Special Education Generalist or Special Education Specialist.

Elementary Learning Specialist teachers must also be Highly Qualified in Elementary Education.

Secondary Learning Specialist teachers may be required to be Highly Qualified in one or more core content areas, such as English, math, social studies or science.

Experience/supervised internship in working with educationally disabled children.

Training in understanding/interpreting educational assessments and prescriptive teaching.

Demonstrated ability to collaboratively work with a multidisciplinary team in developing appropriate materials, facilitating inclusion, creating educational plans, and designing and implementing behavioral plans.

Training and experience in working with students with a variety of, disabling conditions.

Complies with the Special Education Department and district policies and procedures (e.g., Medicaid billing, accident reporting).

Preferred Qualifications:
Training emphasis in Learning Disabled/Perceptual Communicative preferred

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:
Normal routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can not always be anticipated. Ability to meet physical needs of students.
Additional Information

All ESY Learning Specialists (Mild/Moderate Teachers) will be hired at the following five ESY locations through this job posting:

Fitzmorris Elementary
Belmar Elementary
Mortensen Elementary
Marshdale Elementary
Jeffco Open School (secondary)

In addition, an SED Teacher will be hired for the Belmar Elementary ESY site through this posting.


Current Jeffco Schools special education teachers strongly preferred.
Important Notice Regarding Licensed Positions:
Job Status Type is Referenced Above in Job Posting:
Job Status: Ongoing
A successful external applicant will be issued a probationary contract. A successful internal applicant that currently holds a probationary or non-probationary contract with Jeffco Public Schools will maintain that contract status.
Job Status: Temporary
A successful external applicant will be issued a one year, temporary contract. A successful internal applicant currently holding a Jeffco probationary contract will be issued a one year, temporary contract. A successful internal applicant currently holding a Jeffco non-probationary contract, will forfeit their non-probationary status. Please contact Employment Services for questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity
The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, sex, disability.


Salary:
http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/employment/salaries/
Benefits:
http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/employment/benefits/


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