Regional ESS Coordinator - Vertex Education : Job Details

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At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Provides technical assistance, training, programming validation, and consultative support to general education personnel, site administration, 504 coordinators, health assistants, and special education teams at an identified region of schools that Vertex Education manages to ensure that students with disabilities receive a FAPE. Serves as an operational liaison for all aspects of Exceptional Student Services (ESS) and provides concise operational updates to school administrators to build capacity for site-based oversight of ESS programming. Provides training, continuing education, consultation, modeling, and collaborative support to special education and general education teachers employed at schools managed by Vertex Education. The regional ESS Coordinator will provide best practices on data collection, lesson planning, classroom management, and all other components related to the design and delivery of specially designed instruction to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The regional ESS Coordinator will observe live instruction and complete support plans to cascade high-leverage practices for immediate implementation to strengthen special education and general education teachers' instructional practices and discipline-specific skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities, or competencies may be documented in the incumbent's performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent's immediate supervisor or manager.

• Consult and collaborate with all members of the Vertex ESS department to understand the content requirements and practices of the campus-based ESS Department.
• Identifies strengths and needs of each assigned campus' ESS Department and provides remedies/ strategies for operational functioning.
• Visits assigned campuses to validate compliance efforts and programming. Identifies and responds to needs. Validates compliance indicators in special education for each campus, including session tracking, evaluation timelines, IEP timelines, alignment of documentation with state-level requirements, and components of MTSS.
• Confers with Specialists to assist with validating compliance indicators in Section 504 programming and Student Health Services.
• Provide responsive training targeting foundational skills required to effectively deliver specially designed and general education instruction on a regularly scheduled and as-needed basis to strengthen discipline-specific skills.
• Ensures the campus special education teams have the necessary materials, knowledge, and staff to provide appropriate services to students.
• Mentors campus-based special education new hires to orient them to the performance expectations and practices identified in Vertex's ESS policies and standard operating procedures.
• Attends Level 2 and Level 3 meetings to provide support to campus teams.
• Provides operational insights for programmatic changes and refinements to Vertex Education supervisors.
• Complete regularly scheduled campus visits to observe live specially designed and general education instruction. The Regional ESS Coordinator will model, provide feedback, and engage teachers in critical thinking and problem-solving discussions to improve instructional practices.
• Engage in technical assistance activities, providing special education staff the opportunity to ask questions and seek guidance on any/ all aspects of the design and delivery of instruction.
• Performs other related duties as required by the supervisor.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

• N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Education, Licensure, or Certification:

• Master's degree or higher in a field pertinent to the education of students with disabilities, preferably in special education.
• Arizona Department of Education certification in special education, school psychology, speech pathology, or a related field.

Work Experience or Related Experience:

• 3 years of experience in Special Education service provision.
• Ability to articulate knowledge and impart professional judgment in a clear and comprehensible manner.
• Neutrality is used when communicating with campus staff; decisions are made using data and guidance.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Immaculate organizational and time management skills.
• Exhibit appropriate professional conduct in all professional situations.
• Enjoys engaging in collaborative relationships and working within a strong team dynamic.
• Possess honesty, integrity, and a willingness to uphold the ethical standards of the professions embedded within special education teams.
• Engage in active listening and ask questions when information is not understood.
• Open to new ideas and understands the importance of engaging in professional development.
• Ability to maintain composure and remain neutral while completing responsibilities.
• Feedback and constructive criticism is used to fuel future behaviors that promotes staff performance as well as their own performance.

BACKGROUND CHECKS:

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check
• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Travel between campuses is required up to 80% of the time.
• Valid Arizona driver's license
• This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.
• This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping and long periods of concentration.
• Local and in-state travel required.

Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!

Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.

• Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
• Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
• Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
• Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
• Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
• Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.
• Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.
• Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.

Be the one who makes a difference!

With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let's make a difference together. Apply Today!