Wabash River Special Services Educational Consultant

Educational Consultant

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education, Master’s Degree Preferred.
• Valid Indiana Special Education Teaching License
• Experience in teaching students with special needs, writing IEPs, and case conferences.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledgeable of IDEA, IAC Code – Article 7 and compliance monitoring
• Ability to make sound decisions in high-stress situations

Reports To: Wabash River Special Services Cooperative Director of Special Education

• Attend all move-ins, re-evals, initials, and high needs ACR’s (serve as the PAR if designated by Building Administrator)
• In the event of conflicts regarding school corporation assignments, compliance dates, teacher availability and/or parent availability, attention should be given to the higher priority/complex cases.
• Attend Functional Life Skill Cooperative Program ACR’s
• Assist with the transfer of IEP’s within IIEP (Request and Accept transfers)
• Assist in securing HIPPA’s and medical records
• Attend ACR’s when available or on a rotation basis
• Support school personnel in gaining parent consents on referrals/requests to evaluate
• Review referrals for all needed info, support school personnel in obtaining consent
• Classroom observations
• Complete Functional Behavioral Assessments
• Review finalized IEP’s for conferences attended.
• Review and assist in Transition Plan Development in IEP’s
• Review and Assist in Behavior Intervention Plan development in IEP’s
• Provide goal writing assistance (as needed)
• Provide support to STN personnel - DOE/STN state reports, DOE-SE funding
• Federal & State Compliance monitoring - IIEP, Psycho-educational Evaluation logs (initials & re-evaluations)
• Provide assistance to teachers (Brainstorming/Troubleshooting BIP’s, IEP Development)
• Participate on GEI/Care Teams as available
• Serve as a resource of Special Education Law & Educational Best Practices.
• Distribute & collect TOR/TOS class lists utilized for the December 1 & April 1 Special Education DOE-SE funding process
• Serve as a follow-up liaison between WRSSC Data Specialist and School-based personnel
• Participate in WRSSC professional development activities provided to assigned school corporations
• Will participate in professional training programs in order to keep abreast of current trends and issues, rules/regulations, research, case law, materials, and information regarding special education issues.
• Will perform other duties deemed necessary as directed by the Director of Special Education.

Job Category: Certified Staff

Job Type: Full Time 190 Day Contract

Job Location: Wabash River Special Services Cooperative (Attica, MSD of Warren County, Covington, Southeast Fountain, North Vermillion, North Central Parke, and Southwest Parke)