CLASS TITLE: EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT

This position is for the 2025/2026 school year.

BASIC FUNCTION: The Educational Consultant/Evaluator serves as a multidisciplinary team member who supports instruction by providing consultation, intervention, assessment, and comprehensive educational services to students from preschool through high school inHardinCounty.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Establish and develop rapport with school staff.
• Participate in school/based Intervention Assistance Team process and/or collaborate with school staff on intervention plan development procedures.
• Assist the schools in completing established state/district guidelines, as outlined in Hardin County Special Education Policies and Procedures, when interventions are unsuccessful and referral is appropriate.
• Facilitate the reevaluation process as outlined in the Hardin County Special Education Policies and Procedures.
• Assist school and district personnel in obtaining previous school and due process records of students who have transferred into Hardin County from other school districts.
• Review records to determine eligibility based on Kentucky Guidelines and appropriateness of the Individual Education Plan.
• Assist special education teachers and school counselors in determining whether to accept records and continue current IEP services or to place students on a 30-day Temporary Placement.
• Complete the Triennial Reevaluation process if records are incomplete or if the student would not have been considered eligible for services based on Kentucky Guidelines.
• Participate in ARC within 30 school days of the date of Temporary Placement to assist in developing Individual Education Plan and ensure appropriateness of program.
• Keep abreast of current research and gain information about new assessment instruments and psychoeducational issues.
• Seek and use opportunities for continuing professional development.
• Disseminate information from research and provide professional development to staff.
• Participate in scheduled district Support team meetings.
• Develop and maintain records of referrals, reevaluation, consultations, and transfer students.
• Ensure proper confidentiality of records.
• Provide training to special education staff on regulations regarding development of Individual Education Programs.
• Monitor and provide feedback to special education staff as they develop and submit Individual Education Programs.
• Assist teachers in development of monitoring procedures and other data collection methods.
• Support staff implementation of district Special Education Policies and Procedures.
• Provide school-wide consultation as needed to facilitate staff’s ability to implement procedures and to meet particular needs of identified groups of students at risk for academic failure or having emotional/behavioral difficulties.
• Provide support to parents by disseminating information to enhance understanding of psychoeducational issues, parenting skills, and involvement in their child’s education.
• Support school staff in implementation of the Special Education Tracking System (SETS).
• Support school staff in implementation of Autism Transition Planning procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Education.
• Adhere to the professional code of ethics.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Be familiar with and incorporate the use of technology in daily tasks

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

-Master’s Degree Or Completed Fifth-Year Program

-Valid State Teacher Certificate In The Subject Area

-3 Years Teaching Experience

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

202 days. Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Certified Personnel.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned. Responsibilities and duties assigned are at the discretion of the supervisor.