Position Type:
Student Support Services/Special Education Specialist
Date Posted:
6/25/2024
Location:
Prairie Oak Elementary School
Berwyn North School District 98 is located in Berwyn, Illinois. The district has three elementary schools and one middle school and serves more than 2,500 students in Pre-K through 8th grade. Our district is committed to mutual respect and cultural diversity. We foster strong partnerships among students, school staff, families, and the community and empower students to solve problems, make decisions and apply technology so they can reach their full personal, academic and civic potential. We offer a Dual Language Program to ensure students are fluent in two languages, a STEAM Program, and 1-to-1 technology to prepare students for the future.
Job Title: Special Education Specialist
Classification: Certified
Primary Function: This individual will develop comprehensive educational services for children experiencing learning difficulties. He/She will assist the regular education classroom teacher in providing adaptations and accommodations for students who have been identified as having a disability and/or students who have not been identified as disabled but are demonstrating deficits.
Accountability: Reports to Director of Special Education and Building-Level Administrators
Qualifications:
Education/Certification
-
Illinois Professional Educator’s License (PEL) w/SPED endorsement or
- Illinois Professional Educator’s License (PEL) in Psychology or Social Work
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide district-wide services as a member of the district’s Pupil Personnel Team
- Facilitate annual reviews, initial MDCs, and three-year re-evaluation conferences in the district
- Provide student academic information during the three-year re-evaluation and initial conferences
- Provide classroom observational data, educational screening data, and educational evaluations
- Actively participate in the design of student IEPs
- Consult with teachers about ways to accommodate SPED students in the regular classroom
- Provide teachers with current instructional strategies for teaching SPED students
- Facilitate high school transitional meetings
- Consult with parents regarding the diagnostic evaluation
- Organize and facilitate Special Education Early Childhood Child Find activities
- Facilitate integrative therapy meetings
- Facilitate SPED problem-solving meetings
- Promptly complete records, forms, and reports and maintain records as needed to comply with district, cooperative, state, and federal regulations
- Comply with district parent/teacher conference policies and state and federal regulations relative to student conferences
- Continue professional growth by updating knowledge of current legislation, special education policies, and assessment practices
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Background of successful special education experience or assessment experience in the school setting
- Thorough knowledge of curriculum and instruction and current educational trends
- Thorough knowledge of teaching effectiveness and teacher evaluation
- Understanding of adult learning theory
- Development and/or coordination of professional development
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of Special education state and federal laws
Other:
- Comply with district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations including special education laws
- Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior; serve as a role model for students and other staff
- Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
- Other duties as assigned
Disclaimer:
This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements, or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.