Special Education Coordinator at Assessment Intervention Management Fort Worth, TX

Special Education Coordinator job at Assessment Intervention Management. Fort Worth, 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
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