• Job Description

  Req#: 5184240

  Primary Purpose
  To support the vision, mission, and strategic priorities of ESC Region 12

  
  Qualifications
  Education/Certification

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Special Education certification
  • Master’s Degree preferred

  
  Special Knowledge/Skills

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to facilitate, communicate, organize, and problem solve
  • Strong ability to plan, create resources and conduct professional development based on LEA needs
  • Ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships with ESC team members, LEA's, and the TEA
  • Knowledge of curriculum, statewide assessment, and TEKS
  • Research capability
  • Positive attitude, dependable, team player
  • Able to implement QMS initiatives
  • Ability to implement policy and procedures
  • Ability to speak effectively before groups of participants

  
  Security Requirements

  
  All positions at ESC 12 are defined as security-sensitive. Security-sensitive positions are those that require employees to be entrusted with certain types of data, whether electronic or in paper form. Those data elements, as defined by the ESC 12 Data Classification and Handling Policy may include, but are not limited to:

  • Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)
  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
  • Protected Health Information (PHI)
  • Family Educational Records (FERPA Data)
  • Federal Tax Information (FTI)

  It is the employee’s ongoing responsibility to safeguard this type of data and to report any instance of lost or stolen data.

  General Responsibilities

  • Support research-based instructional strategies & curriculum through the lens of special education
  • Analyze IEP's & curriculum in order to provide Instructional Coaching to both general and special education teachers, ensuring that students receive specially designed instruction, including appropriate accommodations
  • Collaborate with General Education to help support students with disabilities in order to ensure progress in the curriculum
  • Provide professional development and expert assistance on supporting students with disabilities in RLA and math classrooms
  • Support LEA's with the development of Standards-Based IEP's
  • Provide expert/consultative assistance to LEAs.
  • Encourage collaboration between department staff as well as the staff members of all ESC departments, other ESCs, districts, agencies, etc.
  • Maintain positive relationships with customer school districts
  • Communicate and collaborate with regional and statewide partners on various projects

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  
  No supervisory responsibilities

  
  Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

  • Travel: Frequent Travel within the region, state, and nation when appropriate
  • Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including personal computer and peripherals
  • Posture: Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
  • Motion: Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching
  • Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)
  • Environment: May work prolonged or irregular hours; frequent regional travel; occasional statewide travel, and out-of-state travel
  • Mental Demands:
  • Manage multiple tasks and work cooperatively with others
  • Maintain a calm attitude in demanding situations
  • Make changes and adapt to varying responsibilities on an ongoing basis
  • Work with frequent interruptions, tight deadlines, and limited office space

  Benefit Information

  • ESC Region 12 provides monetary contribution up to $575 per month to use for employee/family healthcare and supplemental benefits
  • The employee earns state personal, sick and vacation leave
  • All employees contribute to both: Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and Social Security retirements

• About the company

  Education Service Center Region 12 is a nonprofit service organization devoted to supporting educators and school personnel in their efforts to increase student achievement. We are passionate about helping schools of all sizes through effective profession

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