Special Education Specialist - Vacancy ID: 205281

Join our CESA 7 Team as a Learning Services Specialist, with an emphasis on Special Education Support and Special Education Director Services - part-time position!

A trusted educational leader for over half a century, CESA 7 supports school districts in preparing students to be college, career, and life-ready by providing high-quality and innovative services delivered by recognized experts. People are the core of everything we do. We are a community of diverse educators and leaders striving toward the same goal of preparing students to be future-ready with talented people, innovative solutions, and a passion for our work. We are excited about this unique position, as through EMLSS work, we can address the needs of all students, including those with IEPS, with our district support!

As a Learning Services Specialist in Special Education, you will be part of a team responsible for planning, facilitating and coaching comprehensive, high-quality professional learning opportunities for new special education teachers. In this role, the Learning Services Specialist job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Be a member of the comprehensive induction program to attrac and retain Wisconsin's new special educators. The induction program consists of three elements: professional learning, coaching, and a support network. This position will fill the coaching and support network role within the program. This work will be within the context of the broaders EMLSS best practices of school districts:

o   Collaborate with, and participate in, planning and support meetings with other project coordinators around the state.

o   Collaborate with others at the Agency to increase their potential and their service area while improving your assigned service area.

o   Complies with all CESA 7 policy and administrative directives.

o   Maintains confidentiality of CESA 7 internal matters and complies with any legal confidentiality requirements regarding student information, health records, or other similar information.

o   Other duties assigned to support the agency

• Provide Special Education Director Services as requested by district need.
• Provide Special Education Director Mentoring as requested by district need.

The ideal candidate will be someone who can:

1. Build relationships and systems: You will have to be effective with people and efficient with work processes. You think first about our customers' needs and interests and then design the framework for their success.
2. Connect and lead conversations proactively: To serve our clients well, you must be able to engage and inspire. When discussing a service, system, or strategy, you must be able to create excitement within a school about what it can accomplish when it leverages its unique strengths. Your objective is to strengthen the capacity of our educators and make their work more fulfilling through professional development and coaching.
3. Be an expert on our services:  You must be naturally curious or have learned the skill of being curious to understand every action, feature, and possible use of our services.
4. Be passionate and relentless: Educators have some of the most stressful and demanding jobs in the world. They are responsible for the safety, well-being, and education of every student they serve. It’s a great honor to play a small part in helping them carry out their mission. That requires you to be passionate about helping them and relentless in pursuing their success. 
5. Learn how we think and be coachable: Our aim (and your aim) must be to take a CESA 7 approach to every interaction and look for ways to enhance our clients’ experience with us.
6. Have an aptitude for a challenge & a track record of success as demonstrated or have capacity in the following ways:

• You are a visionary, innovative, and recognized leader in the area of providing a system of support for students with challenging behaviors and their impact on student academic and social development;
• You have five years of successful experience as a leader in systems change. A degree in education, special education, school psychology, or social work is preferred. 
• You have successful experience working in a variety of K-12 settings. 
• You have managed your own workflow and schedule.
• You enjoy and demonstrate remarkable communication and presentation skills
• You are a creative problem solver with excellent decision-making acumen.
• Leading professional development on student behaviors and/or academics to teams, schools, or districts
• Utilizing data to inform instruction

We want your day at work and your time at home to be a joyful experience that’s why we provide the following benefits:

• Opportunities for remote work
• Professional development
• Personal time off
• A member of the Wisconsin Retirement system

Please apply on WECAN and please include in your application materials, your training and professional experience with the following if applicable:

• Experience in providing professional development to staff
• Experience as a special education director, assistant director, or program support teachiner - holds Special Education Director License #80
• Experience leading student problem-solving teams
• Specialized traning or previous experience in teacher/staff coaching

If you have questions, please contact Heidi Siebert, hsiebert@cesa7.org. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and the position will be open until filled. 

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