Classification: Certified   

 

Location: Assigned School

 

Reports to: School Principal   

 

FLSA Status: Exempt

 

Bargaining Unit: Teacher (182 Days, 6.5 hours per day)

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

 

• Supervises and oversees the Special Education Transition program of the District.
• Will assist in evaluating placing students using appropriate educational, vocational, and interest inventories.
• Will collaborate with the students case manager to develop, as part of the IEP team, transitional plan for appropriate students.
• Will attend IEP meetings and other related staff meetings, as appropriate.
• Will collaborate with IEP team in determining most appropriate services for students in Special Education.
• Will collaborate with the IEP team in aligning the post-secondary goals with the academic goals in student’s IEP
• Will meet with students and families in the evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow up regarding transitional services for assigned students.
• Will attend meetings and conferences, as related to Transitional issues of the District, and meetings assigned by the building supervisor or Special Education Coordinator.
• Will provide technical assistance to school personnel, employers, job-site businesses, as appropriate.
• Will demonstrate the ability to work in a team setting.
• Will modify and adapt the design appropriate curriculum units, as needed.
• Will serve various schools, local, state committees, as assigned or appropriate.
• Will exhibit knowledge of current State and Federal regulations pertaining to student who qualify for Special Education.
• Will assist in the Indicator 13 audit
• Will assist in organizing the spring transition (progression) meetings for 5^th grade students to 6^th grade, who have an IEP
• Will assist in organizing the spring transition (progression) meetings for 8^th grade students to 9^th grade, who have an IEP
• Will organize the spring transition (progression) meetings with 8^th grade students from the charter schools who will be attending the high school in the 9^th grade, who have an IEP
• Shall work 182 days at 6.5 hours daily.
• Shall be entitles to all fringe benefits as accrued by all nine-month employees.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES REQUIRED: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

• Ability to develop and facilitate IEPs.
• Bilingual Preferred.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

Supervises students.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

 

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 

 

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

 

REASONING ABILITY: 

 

• Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

 

Minimum Bachelor’s degree with New Mexico Public Education Department License in Special Education or Related Services (ie. Social Worker, vocational rehabilitation counselor) with at least 2 years experience working with students with disabilities in a public school setting.

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: 

 

Valid Teaching License issued by the New Mexico Public Education Department.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT: The working conditions and physical efforts are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• No or very limited physical effort required.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

 

 

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by idle individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.