Special Education Site Coordinator - Creek Youth Services Center

Department Information

This position is open only to Colorado state residents. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies at the locations below.

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non‑residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre‑adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non‑residential service providers throughout the State. For pre‑adjudicated youth, DYS manages and oversees the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a state‑funded program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, DYS administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.

The work unit exists to provide academic, vocational and other educational related services to adjudicated youth in a safe, structured and positive environment where cognitive and affective learning will be achieved.

• The Special Education Building Coordinator provides leadership in planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating special education programming across Spring Creek Youth Services Center education program in alignment with the DYS Education Strategic Plan. The Coordinator supports special education teachers and paraprofessionals in all aspects of implementing the Special Education Process through age 21. The Coordinator also supports parents, administrators, teachers, school social workers, and other professional support staff in meeting the needs of students in need of services.
  
  The purpose of this position is to manage, develop, assess, and evaluate education program components, and to develop program guidelines and standards to address the diverse needs of students at Spring Creek Youth Services Center.

• Provide coordination in planning, implementing, and ensuring special education programming and child find processes across the school in alignment with DYS Education Strategies Plan, policies, and federal and state law. Duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Follow all rules and regulations of special education law, including preparing reports for state and local indicators, submitting data to the Central office, scheduling meetings, and keeping and maintaining IEP records and other documents that pertain to special education.
  • Facilitate Individual Education Programs (IEP) meetings using a strength‑based and family‑centered approach.
  • Work with school administrators, community organizations, and state agencies to facilitate special education programming.
  • Ensure IEP distribution to all staff participating in student’s educational program.
  • Serve on school data and/or MTSS team.
  • Serve on DYS Special Education Advisory Team or other committees related to special education.
  • Serve as the special education provider and/or designee for all IEP meetings including referrals.
  • Consult with special education teachers on IEP development and scheduling.
  • Coordinate with the student’s special education team to ensure all documents are completed in a timely manner prior to any IEP meeting and that all team members, including parents, are prepared for the meeting.

• Analyze and interpret test results, integrate findings, confer with other team members, and correlate assessment components to draw meaningful diagnostic conclusions. Generate data, such as test scores, used in reports and interpret findings for funding sources and agencies. Serve as a member of the multidisciplinary team, utilizing test results to assist in determining appropriate security level and needs for each individual.

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