Special Education Specialist

Job Overview

Options For Youth (OFY) is a network of free, non‑profit public charter schools serving students grades 7‑12 who have fallen behind in school. We are hiring a Special Education Specialist to provide instruction and support for students with special needs and identified learning disabilities.

• Provide instruction to students with special needs and identified learning disabilities in a special education program and tutor individual and small groups of students, reinforcing language and reading concepts.
• Administer and score individual and group tests.
• Schedule and conduct IEP meetings, coordinating schedules with parents, general education teacher(s), administrators, and all appropriate special‑education staff.
• Communicate and coordinate special‑needs evaluation and testing with the speech teacher, psychologist, and other service providers, and communicate with parents regarding individual student progress and conduct.
• Record and maintain progress records and record progress toward IEP goals.
• Support other academic programs offered within the independent study program.
• Perform other duties in support of the Special Education Specialist program.

• BA/BS Degree.
• CA Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) with English Language Authorization (ELA).

Pay Range: $3,115.39 – $4,423.08 – bi‑weekly – depending on experience. Job is: certificated.

• Comprehensive benefits package to full‑time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer‑matched retirement plan.
• Opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to Italy, China, Cuba, Ireland, Washington, D.C., a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California.
• Social functions to foster teamwork and camaraderie.
• Company‑wide award functions recognizing talent and dedication.