Special Education Teacher Specialist Complex

Special Education Instructional Coach

Qualified candidate will coach and provide instruction on classroom management, instructional strategies, behavioral strategies, alternative standards and special education process and procedures to K-12 complex support needs teachers.

Job duties will include:

Observing classroom instructional practices, providing targeted post-observation feedback, supporting teachers with lesson planning for IEP goals and evaluation, participating in professional learning community meetings, facilitating school- and district-wide professional development, supporting IEP meetings and collaborating with teachers and administrators to evaluate formative assessment practices.

Entry Level Requirements:

• 3-5 years of successful teaching experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Hold a current Utah Special Education Professional License or Associate Educator License (AEL), as applicable.
• Applicants who are not currently licensed must obtain the required AEL before their employment start date. [Here is the link to apply.]
  * This must be obtained before your start date.
• Candidates must maintain the appropriate Utah Special Education license throughout employment.
• Relevant teaching, student-support, or special education experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use educational technology and digital tools effectively in the classroom.
• Employees are required to obtain an ESL Endorsement within four years of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may affect continued employment.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• Comprehensive knowledge of elementary Special Education curriculum and processes
• General knowledge of effective assessment practices and lesson design
• General knowledge of serving special populations of learners
• General knowledge of instructional delivery in functional, academic and behavioral domains
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective organizational and project-management skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong computer and internet proficiency including a high-degree of aptitude with Microsoft Office, G Suite for Education, and common educational technology systems.

Leadership Requirements:

• Proven skills in leadership, relationship management, project management, group facilitation, problem solving, team building, coordinating, communication, and student advocacy.
• Commitment to engage in continuous learning to deepen professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions in organizational change and leadership, project management, and adult learning to improve professional practice.
• Reliability, flexibility, and ability to follow directions as tasks are assigned.
• Capacity to navigate and learn local/state educational policy.
• Capacity to be sensitive, adaptable, professional, and articulate when communicating to and interacting with our district's community of stakeholders.
• Capacity to build relationships with various stakeholders in an effort to develop partnerships and increase student growth and proficiency.
• Capacity to manage time as to maximize personal effectiveness.
• Capacity to assess and evaluate situations/circumstances and develop an action plan for leverage and/or improvement of a situation, relationship, or process.
• Capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and to prioritize appropriately.
• Capacity to effectively market programs and services to ensure requisite participation.