Support Team Specialist

South Bend Community School Corp
* Multiple SBCSC Locations - South Bend, Indiana

Job : 5736754

Final date to receive applications: Jun 07, 2027 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: May 25, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Title: Support Team Specialist

Salary Range: Teacher Contract

Contract Length: School Year

Position Summary: Serve as a resource for students, parents, general and special education staff members, and administrators regarding best practices for assessing and servicing students with IEPs. Work collaboratively with general education staff, building level administration and central office administration to support the needs of students with disabilities.

Immediate Supervisor: Director of Exceptional Learners, Special Education Supervisor

• Provide ongoing building level support to special education staff members including, but not limited to: training related to IEPs, individualized coaching related to IEP compliance and participating in staffings/conferences in order to consult with/address the concerns of administrators, teachers and families regarding concerns related to students with IEPs.
• Work collaboratively with school-based teams to assess student needs and appropriate accommodations.
• Attend case conferences to support building staff caseload and provide input regarding appropriate goals, accommodations and special education services.
• Consult with building staff and parents regarding issues such as: curriculum accommodations/modifications, social skills, and behavior management techniques, as they relate to the needs of individual students.
• Engage in collaborative problem solving with staff to meet individual student’s needs.
• Act as a liaison between home and school, as needed.
• Attend regularly scheduled Support Team meetings for additional training, support, and problem solving.
• Participate in staff development and professional growth opportunities, as corporation funding allows.
• Assist staff in conducting functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and developing behavioral intervention plans (BIP).
• Provide ongoing training to staff regarding the implementation of behavior plans and data collection.
• Assist in implementing research-based strategies and tools for school success (e.g. visual schedule, social narratives, 5-point scale).
• Provide staff development, training, and support regarding specified procedures, practices, and policies.
• Review Individual Education Plans to monitor compliance with state regulations.
• Provide both group and individual (on-site) IEP training for special education staff.
• Work collaboratively with school intervention teams to develop strategies to support at‑risk students.
• Provide support for Manifestation Determination Conferences (MDC).
• Attend weekly support team meetings to review and discuss information from Team Leader meetings.
• Collaborate with District Support Team members.
• All other duties as assigned by Director of Exceptional Learners.

• Communicate with outside providers regarding students who will be attending their program.
• Schedule and conduct staffing/pre‑observation meetings with outside Autism providers.
• Participate in quarterly update meetings with outside program providers.
• Facilitate communication between parents, school and outside program staff.
• Develop data collection systems for the behavior plans for students transitioning to public school.

Education and/or

Experience:

Preferred Valid Indiana Special Education Teacher License in Mild Intervention, Intense Intervention, or an equivalent licensure in at least one area of special education or related field (e.g. speech/language pathologist, school psychologist) is preferred.

Language

Skills:

Ability to communicate verbally and in print effectively and thoughtfully with parents, staff and other stakeholders. Write reports, correspondence, and related documents. Present information and respond to questions from employees, vendors, and other stakeholders. Reasoning Ability:
Identify, research, and resolve concerns through knowledge of special education programs and services. Awareness of the need for sensitivity to the emotion related to meeting the needs of students with special needs and their families.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to work collaboratively with staff, students, parents and other stakeholders.

The physical demands described here are…