RCM Health Care is looking for multiple Education Specialists with moderate/severe credential for in-person services in the San Lorenzo, CA area.

Position Description
The Educational Specialist, under the direction of the Director of Special Education in consultation with the site principal, performs a variety of duties supporting the site’s Special Education program. The Educational Specialist will provide instruction in the subjects required by the district and authorized by credential(s) utilizing a course of study adopted by the Board of Education and appropriate learning activities, guides, textbooks and other instructional materials provided by the district.

Qualifications

• Possess a valid California Special Education teaching credential
• Two years-experience in Special Education
• California Special Education Credential, area of Mild/Moderate or Moderate/Severe
• Ability to assess, prescribe, instruct, and evaluate the learning needs of individual students
• Ability to relate to children, staff and parents
• Knowledge of and experience with a variety of assessment tools and techniques
• Detailed working knowledge of the various exceptionalities.

 
Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in identifying the students’ needs through assessment
• Contacts the parent or guardian to obtain consent for assessments to be made, reviews program plans and secures permission for placement to be made in an instructional component
• Coordinates the writing of the students’ Individual Education Plans (IEP)
• Participates with the Student Study Team in approval of instructional plans developed for each child.
• Provides instruction and/or service as required in the approved Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Monitors implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Manage Instructional Assistants that fall under your program.
• Coordinates and consults with administrators, general education classroom teachers, parents, and support staff regarding instructional planning for individuals with exceptional needs.
• Consults with psychologists in establishing, maintaining, and coordinating Special Education services.
• Evaluates student progress, maintains necessary records indicating students’ performance, and revises Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) as appropriate
• Creates and maintains an effective learning environment in which positive self-concept and self- help activities are stressed
• Works closely with other Special Education staff, support personnel and general education teaching staff in the assessment and program planning process
• Develops and writes, with active participation of parents/guardians, individual educational programs to meet pupil needs
• Plans responsibilities for instructional assistants assigned to program
• Actively participates in in-service programs to develop professional competence
• Attends all staff meetings and participates in all school staff responsibilities

• $45/hr