Special Education Program Support Specialist

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Special Education Program Support Specialist

JOB CODE: 475C

DIVISION: Academic-Support and Specialized Services

SALARY

SCHEDULE:

Special Student Services

DEPARTMENT: Special Education

WORKDAYS: 198 (SSA Calendar)

REPORTS TO: Special Education Supervisor

PAY GRADE: CSS (4, 5, 6, or
7)

FLSA: Exempt

PAY FREQUENCY: Monthly

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Works with teachers and administrators to develop and provide instructional, behavioral and program support for eligible students

• Educational Level: Bachelor Degree required; if you are seeking alternative certification, you must have passed or been exempted from the GACE Basic Skills Test and the GACE Special Education General Curriculum Content Test.
• Certification/License
  
  Required:
  
  Valid Georgia Teaching Certificate in Special Education General Curriculum Consultative or equivalent license.
• Experience: 3 years successful teaching students with disabilities.
• Physical
  
  Activities:
  
  Routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities; ability to lift a student up to a weight of 60 pounds without assistance; ability to perform a two-person lift for students over 60 pounds.
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Written and oral communication; instructional strategies that connect the curriculum to the learners, student management, data collection.

The Board of Education and the Superintendent may accept alternatives to some of the above requirements.

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
• Models direct social skills instruction for special education and general education teachers and paraprofessionals who work with students requiring social skills instruction.
• Assists special education and general education teachers in setting up appropriate physical and instructional classroom environments for students served in specialized programs.
• Assists special education and general education teachers in developing effective classroom procedures for students with disabilities.
• Recommends appropriate research-based instructional strategies to use with students with disabilities.
• Assists teachers in completing Functional Behavioral Assessments, Behavior Intervention Plans and Positive Behavior Support Plans for individual students with disabilities.
• Plans and implements professional learning for special education and general education teachers.
• Consults with related service providers and other staff members in the development of instructional and behavioral programs for individual students.
• Maintains prompt and professional communication with school administrators, supervisors, teachers and parents.
• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator.