Professional Development Specialist, Education

Overview

Pay Range: $75,000-$80,000

Schedule: M-F Days

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we're here to create real change - helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we're looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives - including your own. You'll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Professional Development Specialist, Education, collaborates with the Elwyn Davidson School administrative team, including the Director of Professional Development, to support the ongoing learning and professional growth of the Elwyn Davidson School instructional staff, to provide consultation and guidance that ensures compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education act (IDEA) and PA Title 22 Chapter 14 regulations, to promote the use of best practices and principles, and to provide a high-quality experience for children and families entering Elwyn's system of care.

The Professional Development Specialist supports a transfer of skills to staff relying on modes of instruction and support rooted in a coaching and consultation model through the development and implementation of individual coaching plans. The Professional Development Specialist develops content, delivers didactic training, administers, scores, and evaluates various forms of assessment to measure competency and application, engages in direct observation of staff, and provides in-the-moment and post-hoc feedback.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains working knowledge of federal and state special education regulations, as rooted in the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and PA Title 22 Chapter 14 (Special Education Services and Programs) to ensure compliance of the Davidson School with all necessary regulations and mandates
• Develops and delivers high-quality professional development content in accordance with the regulations, as well as current research on best practice in the field of special education to ensure the capability of all instructional staff to provide high-quality services to children and families
• Develops valid and reliable assessment tools to engage in ongoing measurement of staff growth and utilizes assessment data to drive the development of intensive coaching practices to ensure the application of learned content
• Collaborates with a wide variety of instructional staff, including but not limited to classroom teachers and transition staff, to develop and implement individualized goal-focused coaching plans that includes one-to-one and/or group coaching sessions, instructional plan reviews, formal and informal observations, and review of student achievement data to ensure the application of learned content and the successful transfer of learning
• Evaluates the progress of the coaching plans using data collected through direct observation, file review, and other relevant modes of data collection and evidence, and, if necessary, implements additional techniques and strategies designed to advance instructional staff toward their stated goals
• Provides Elwyn Davidson School administration with written updates on instructional staff progress towards the goals outlined in their individualized coaching plan on an as-needed basis to provide direct supervisors with the information needed to improve their supervisory support of Davidson School staff
• Plans, facilitates, and implements high-quality, fidelity-aligned Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) for Davidson instructional staff to support the ongoing application of learned…