Program Specialist, Student Education Instructional Support

To coordinate, provide and make available desired expertise in the area of Exceptional Student Education to help schools achieve desired priorities in response to needs and disparities identified at the school and classroom level.

QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of teaching and learning processes. Knowledge of organization and management theory and practice. Knowledge and commitment to decentralized decision-making and accountability for results that facilitate creative processes toward achievement of district goals. Knowledge and understanding of the distinction between line and staff positions and functions within an organization. Knowledge of exceptional education, policies, procedures and support services delivery systems for regular education, bilingual education and exceptional education students.

Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources (both human and financial) toward the achievement of district goals. Ability to facilitate group processes in consensus building, conflict resolution, planning and decision-making. Understands that quality teaching and learning are the essential processes and product of public schools and has the ability to focus human and financial resources toward this end.

The ability to work with parents, community members, and key stakeholders to achieve desired results.

REPORTS TO: Director, ESE Instructional Support for Mild/Moderate Disabilities

SUPERVISES: Administrative support; instructional personnel

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:
Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier



PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :
Describes physical conditions of this position.

Light Work:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.

Percentage
70 Sitting:
Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.
10 Standing:
Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
10 Walking:
Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
5 Bending:
Lowering the body forward from the waist.
5 Reaching:
Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
5 Lifting:
Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.
80 Finger Dexterity:
Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
70 Grasping:
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
90 Talking:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.
90 Hearing Acuity:
The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
90 Visual Acuity:
The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.



Note:

Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

Indoors and Outdoors:
The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

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