TOSA - Inclusion Specialist; Structured Skills Center

TOSA - Inclusion Specialist

Student Support Services Office, Structured Skills Center

195/196 Contract Days

Permanent Contract

1.00 FTE

• Annual Salary Range $53,165 - $110,484 (195/196 Day Contract). Initial placement on the salary schedule is based on education and contracted licensed experience.
• This position is eligible to receive a specialty stipend of $3,023 for the  School Year.
• As a licensed employee, you are eligible to receive a specialty stipend of $2,000 if certified in Spanish, Arabic, Ukrainian, American Sign Language, or Russian and pass a standardized proficiency test.

State of Oregon Teaching License with Special Education endorsement and current First Aid Card.

The Inclusion Specialist will work with the Structured Skills Center Program Director to implement Special Education Programs in the areas of instruction, compliance, and behavior support for all staff at the Structured Skills Center.

• License and evidence of insurability
• Current First Aid Card required or to be obtained within the district
• Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance
• Holds an Oregon special education teacher, social work, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, or school psychologist license, or has the potential of earning one by start date
• A minimum of 3 years of experience working with students with disabilities
• Knowledge of Regular and Special Education Law

• Effective and demonstrated skills in:
• Communication, both in writing and orally
• Conflict resolution
• Interpersonal skills with individuals, teams, and groups (student, parent, educator, specialist, administrator, and support staff)
• Working collaboratively with various groups within the school and in the community, providing curriculum and instructional strategy consultation
• Presenting to small and large groups for staff development
• Time management
• Problem‑solving and development of solutions
• Planning and facilitating meetings

• Provide training for licensed and classified staff to build capacity in instruction, compliance, and behavior, with a focus on inclusive strategies
• Deliver Specially Designed Instruction in behavior for students who require a specialist beyond building level instruction
• Facilitate Manifestation Determination Review, Functional Behavior Assessments, Safety Plans, and Behavior Intervention Plans at the program level and complete the resulting paperwork
• Develop and maintain individual and program data collection systems
• Train school staff on Behavioral Intervention Plans
• Track students placed on abbreviated day programs and assist teams in completing required paperwork and planning to increase the students' day
• Assist in the ongoing monitoring of Special Education programs, processes, and documentation through the ODE Improvement Process
• Support Case Managers in compliant IEP writing
• Train and provide ongoing support for case managers with Synergy
• May need to fill in for vacant positions
• May need to design instruction for non‑SPED licensed teachers
• Attend special services team meetings in the program, as needed
• Communicate adequately and effectively with parents of assigned students, other agencies, districts, and individuals on behalf of assigned students, as needed
• Regularly communicate with the Program Director on assigned students, programs, and buildings
• Have prompt and regular attendance

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for prolonged periods of time
• Talk and hear conversations
• Use precise control of fingers and hand movement, often in a repetitive movement such as keyboarding
• Reach for and handle objects
• Use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Regularly focus on a computer screen
• Bending, stooping, kneeling, and lifting up to 15‑45 pounds may also be required on occasion

• Maintaining regular and punctual attendance. In case of an absence, site and/or district protocol for reporting absences is followed
• Maintaining appropriate confidentiality regarding information relating to students, staff, and district operations
• Dress in a…