Special Education Coach, District

Responsibilities

• Provide an array of academic, affective, and behavioral interventions including individual, group, and systems-based strategies, tailored to the unique needs of students.
• Work collaboratively to develop and deliver effective academic, instructional, and behavioral strategies to support students with disabilities.
• Model strategies for staff when working with students.
• Gather data to facilitate planning and implementation of interventions, including the use of functional behavioral assessment and the creation and revision of behavior support plans.
• Gather data to facilitate planning and implementation of academic instructional strategies, including support/consultation on the Response to Intervention process.
• Help to design effective classroom management procedures and strategies to support students with behavioral and emotional needs.
• Develop and provide ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of programs through data collection and analysis, collaborative teaming, and focused student outcomes.
• Network with community agencies to assist students and families with the navigation of community resource systems.
• Provide ongoing training opportunities in order to educate support staff within the school community to support effective programming for students with disabilities.
• Provide supervision, coaching, training, and support to paraprofessionals serving students with disabilities.
• Provide administrative intervention in alignment with district-adopted programming for students with disabilities.
• Consult with site leadership to determine appropriate preventative and remedial services for students with disabilities.
• Affirmatively assist in the implementation of instructional and behavioral strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Colorado Teaching License (Endorsement in related field)
• Experience in related field
• Bilingual
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Certification (can be obtained after hire)

Qualifications

Ability to sit for long periods of time, numerous distractions, visual, auditory and ambulatory acuity are important. Occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit-eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

Paid Leave

Article VII of the Master Contract covers the leave opportunities available for certified staff including sick and discretionary leave. More information about all leave options can be found here.

Reports to

The Special Education Coach reports to the Director of Special Education.

Salary

Salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employees' education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in-district and out-of-district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee.

Education/Experience Required

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Regular Attendance

Regular attendance is required for this position.

Travel

None

EEO/AAP Statement

Greeley-Evans School District 6 shall not discriminate in its employment or hiring practices on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or disability. The District shall identify, solicit, and consider applicants for employment from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who will contribute to that effort. The Superintendent is committed to cultural diversity among district personnel as a means of enriching educational experience.