PPS Specialist

Position: 2026-27 PPS Specialist
Position Type:

Student Support Services/PPS Specialist

Date Posted:

7/14/2026

Location:

Central Office

Date Available:

08/24/2026

Closing Date:

08/15/2026

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Hamden Public Schools

Hamden, CT 06517

Job Title:

PPS Specialist

Quali?cations:

1. Current Connecticut certi?cation

2. Minimum of three (3) years' experience in public schools as a School Psychologist, Social Worker, Speech Language Pathologist or Special Education Teacher

Examples of Responsibilities:

* Coordinate PPT's for Hamden students who attend magnet or charter schools or students with IEP's who attend specialized programs and schools such as but not limited to ACES and High Road Student Learning Center

* Assure that all procedures and timelines are followed for the proper implementation of student's IEP's

* Update IEPs as appropriate using CTSEDS

* Collaborate with staff of magnet or charter schools or the specialized programs and schools to insure proper implantation of child ?nd and or IEP's

* Collaborate with Hamden Public School Staff and private providers who complete evaluations with students who attend specialized programs and schools

* Collaborate with parents/guardians of students attending magnat or charter specialized schools to facilitate their input as IEP's are developed and/or modi?ed

* Collaborate with staff, district LRE Facilitator, and administrators within the school district to assure positive transitions for students who return to Hamden Public Schools when they no longer require a specialized school or program to receive FAPE or return to HPS from a magnat or charter school

Job Responsibility Requirements:

All work is to be conducted in compliance with applicable employer, state, local and federal safety and environmental requirements.

Assignment:

District-wide

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee may be required to lift, push and/or move up to 25 pounds or more, including of?ce

materials and equipment. The employee must be able to hear clearly (correctable to within normal limits) to record telephone information. The employee needs to be able to tell where a sound is coming from

in a noisy environment. Speci?c vision abilities required by this job include vision correctable to 20/20, distance vision, depth perception and peripheral vision. Adaptive technology may be used. There is stress in interacting with the public in routine as well as emergency situations.

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.

Work Environment:

Limited exposure to illnesses. There is intermittent exposure to computer screen. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and is acceptable to this particular environment. The employee must work with public and staff, continuously meeting multiple demands from several people, sometimes in emergency situations.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Terms of Employment:

Salary, bene?ts and work year to be established by HEA contract.

Evaluation:

Performance of the person holding this position will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of certi?ed personnel.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.