RSP Teacher (Part Time) - SY 2026- 2027 Russell Middle School

Part-time position: 15 hours per week (2.5 days), schedule to be determined.

About the Role

Performs a variety of functions within the school environment to facilitate the learning process of students with disabilities. The Resource Specialist maintains a caseload of approximately 24 individual students and coordinates their Individual Education Programs (IEPs) to support their success in special education and regular classrooms.

Responsibilities

• Assesses students referred through the special education process by measuring their educational and social development and interprets results to specialists and parents.
• Participates in a multi-disciplinary team to determine the needs, goals, and objectives of students' IEPs.
• Provides direct instruction to remediate specific disabilities.
• Assists students to facilitate their success in regular program instruction.
• Modifies students' IEPs through continuous evaluation.
• Consults and serves as a resource for staff regarding the needs of students with disabilities.
• Collaborates with school personnel and parents to understand and address students' behavioral and learning needs.
• Confers with appropriate resources and professionals within the special education program.
• Enhances professional standards by attending seminars, workshops, and classes in special education.
• Pursues independent professional growth through journals and other resources.
• Maintains files for special education students.
• Prepares reports as required by federal, state, and district regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts Degree and three (3) years of full-time teaching experience, including two (2) years in Special Education.
• Master’s Degree or advanced training in special education is recommended.
• Valid California specialist credential with a resource certificate or a mild/moderate or moderate/severe credential.
• Valid California driver’s license.

Skills

• Develops needs assessments and individual learning plans for students.
• Reads, analyzes, and interprets professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Writes reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively presents information and responds to questions from administrators, staff, and the public.
• Solves practical problems in situations with limited standardization.
• Interprets a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Applies current research and theory to program development.
• Plans and implements lessons based on district and school objectives and student needs.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with staff, students, peers, and parents.
• Communicates clearly and concisely in oral and written form.

Working Conditions

The work environment is usually quiet to moderate in noise level.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Must occasionally move up to 100 pounds (e.g., assisting with wheelchairs) and lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• With appropriate training, must be able to restrain a student of up to 100 pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Pay

Salary range: $78,307 - $129,893 per year, plus a $3,726 Master’s stipend and a $10,000 signing bonus.

Schedule

186-day work year, part-time (15 hours per week, 2.5 days). Schedule to be determined.