Associate Paraprofessional Special Education Director

This position is intended for teachers who want to transition out of the classroom and who also have some management experience. This individual will receive on-the-job training from those in senior leadership. The Associate Paraprofessional Special Education Director will work in conjunction with the Research Manager to support the service specific duties of the dual role of the Research Assistant/Paraprofessional.

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Responsibilities

* Assures policies and procedures are effective, current and provide the necessary guidance and consistency to assure the provision of quality service.

* Ensure a safe, clean, and healthy working environment for students and staff by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

* Foster a welcoming student-centered culture that protects the rights of the individuals it serves.

* Coordinate all aspects of RA/Professionals student schedules, coverages, etc.

* Monitor the RA/Para as they assist his or her assigned student in all aspects of the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). Ensure that RA/Paras are functioning within their level of experience, training, and certification.

* Plan and coordinate RA/Para staff development and professional training that focuses on their Special Education & Paraprofessional duties (2 to 3 afternoons per week).

* Evaluates RA/Para performance and carry-out employee discipline, if needed. Emissary of fairness and consistency.

* Compliance monitoring to assure RA/Para attendance at all mandatory meetings.

* Ensures a professional and accurate relay of information to parents/guardians on a regular basis.

* Consults with the Research Manager (quarterback of task) to create/give/implement training to facilitate the RA/Paras reporting of Baseline Research Responsibilities. The Research Manager ensures that audits of the Baseline Research Responsibilities

* Work as part of management team to fulfill the organization's mission.

* Facilitate the implementation of professional development programs of iBRAIN RA/Paraprofessionals to ensure adherence to organizational standards of service, policies, and procedures. Foster a mentoring/training mindset to help identify/fill knowledg

* Support the interviewing, hiring, and retention of competent, qualified RA/Paraprofessionals to ensure that staffing is adequate. The Associate Paraprofessional Special Educator Director will determine salaries using the provided salary matrix.

* Support timely reporting of emergent issues or concerns relating to students, policies, procedures, or documents to pertinent supervisor.

* Assist to empower teachers to be the principal of their classroom by:
1) facilitating the development of RA/Paraprofessional student-centered Quarterly Progress Reports (QPR) goals; and
2) identifying 1:1 activity options that can be done in betwee

* Other tasks as assigned.

Research Innovation Duties

* Participation in regular iBRAIN Research & Innovation meetings, as scheduled.

* Help Research Assistant/Paraprofessional fully understand their student's IEP & heighten their ability to formulate in-depth student-specific research questions.

* Complete iBRAIN Research Integrity annual training.

* For Continuing Education (CE), annually identify 3+ knowledge gaps or competency areas, and serve as Primary Subject Matter Expert to develop corresponding CE modules that are in compliance with iBRAIN's Department accreditation standards through IACET

Qualifications

* Master's degree required

* NYS Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities 1-6, or Early Childhood and Students with Disabilities B-2, or NYS Permanent Special Education Certification.

* Seeking candidates with a minimum of 5 years of experience working with students with physical and developmental disabilities.

* Seeking candidates with a minimum of 3 years of experience managing > 20 people.

* Must be able to pass ALL of the FREE eLearning Short Courses in Clinical Research from The Global Health Training Centre website ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)

* Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving, communication skills, along with the ability to take initiative, and a highly flexible personality type.

* MUST HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR

Benefits

* Health insurance

* Dental insurance

* Vision insurance

* Paid time off