Support Team Specialist

Title: Support Team Specialist

Salary Range: Teacher Contract

Contract Length: School Year

Position Summary: Serve as a resource for students, parents, general and special education staff members, and administrators regarding best practices for assessing and servicing students with IEPs. Work collaboratively with general education staff, building level administration and central office administration to support the needs of students with disabilities.

Immediate Supervisor: Director of Exceptional Learners, Special Education Supervisor

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing building level support to special education staff members

including, but not limited to: training related to IEPs, individualized coaching related to IEP compliance and participating in staffings/conferences in order to consult with/address the concerns of administrators, teachers and families regarding concerns related to students with IEPs.

• Work collaboratively with school-based teams to assess student needs and appropriate accommodations.
• Attend case conferences to support building staff caseload and provide input regarding appropriate goals, accommodations and special education services.
• Consult with building staff and parents regarding issues such as: curriculum accommodations/modifications, social skills, and behavior management

techniques, as they relate to the needs of individual students.

• Engage in collaborative problem solving with staff to meet individual student's needs.
• Act as a liaison between home and school, as needed.
• Attend regularly scheduled Support Team meetings for additional training, support, and problem solving.
• Participate in staff development and professional growth opportunities, as corporation funding allows.
• Assist staff in conducting functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and developing behavioral intervention plans (BIP).
• Provide ongoing training to staff regarding the implementation of behavior plans and data collection.
• Assist in implementing research-based strategies and tools for school success

(e.g. visual schedule, social narratives, 5-point scale).

• Provide staff development, training, and support regarding specified procedures, practices, and policies.
• Review Individual Education Plans to monitor compliance with state regulations.
• Provide both group and individual (on-site) IEP training for special education staff.
• Work collaboratively with school intervention teams to develop strategies to support at-risk students.
• Provide support for Manifestation Determination Conferences (MDC).
• Attend weekly support team meetings to review and discuss information from Team Leader meetings.
• Collaborate with District Support Team members.
• All other duties as assigned by Director of Exceptional Learners.

Duties & Responsibilities May Also Include the Following:

• Communicate with outside providers regarding students who will be attending

their program.

• Schedule and conduct staffing/pre-observation meetings with outside Autism

providers.

• Participate in quarterly update meetings with outside program providers.
• Facilitate communication between parents, school and outside program staff.
• Develop data collection systems for the behavior plans for students

transitioning to public school.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must

be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below

are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Preferred Valid Indiana Special Education Teacher License in Mild Intervention, Intense Intervention, or an equivalent licensure in at least one

area of special education or related field (e.g. speech/language pathologist, school

psychologist) is preferred.

Language Skills: Ability to communicate verbally and in print effectively and

thoughtfully with parents, staff and other stakeholders. Write reports,

correspondence, and related documents. Present information and respond to

questions from employees, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Reasoning Ability: Identify, research, and resolve concerns through knowledge of

special education programs and services. Awareness of the need for sensitivity to

the emotion related to meeting the needs of students with special needs and their

families.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to work collaboratively with staff, students,

parents and other stakeholders.

Physical Demands: 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and

talk or hear. The employee is also regularly required to stand, walk, and sometimes

to run. The employee may sometimes be called upon to provide assistance with the

lifting and/or changing of students. Must have a valid driver's license. Specific vision

abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read typed or

handwritten work. The employee frequently works irregular hours.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are

representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential

function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment may get loud at times. Work is mostly

performed indoors. Works in standard office and school building environments. Must

be able to work regularly scheduled hours and weekends when needed. Must be able to

handle stress.