Special Education Due Process Secretary

10-month position following the school-year calendar (7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on school days).

Responsibilities

• Follow defined District 196 child-study procedures according to policy, regulation, law, and good practice.
• Coordinate child-study schedules for in-house and staffing meetings.
• Issue timely child-study announcements of signatures and due dates.
• Prepare necessary child-study correspondence for mailing.
• Maintain child-study follow-up log.
• Maintain systematic file of child-study records on individual students.
• Classify, sort, and file child-study data.
• Maintain child-study log of access according to Regulation 505.1R.
• Maintain log of students going through child study.
• Inform child-study coordinator of caseload changes through the use of form DB-1.
• Coordinate child-study statistics.
• Maintain an updated child-study handbook.
• Sort and distribute child-study mail.
• Operate computer, copy machine, and other hardware and software as directed.
• Answer telephones for special-education staff.
• Perform other child-study related duties as assigned by department chair and/or principal.

Requirements

• High school education with secretarial experience.
• Knowledge of special-education process.
• Experience in use of PC and office machines.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Proper etiquette and techniques in dealing with the public, staff, and students.
• Ability to handle pressure and adapt to change.
• Knowledge of a variety of software: Microsoft Office, SpEd Forms, Infinite Campus, Google Docs.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially, and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.

Pay

RAVE Clerical Association – Wage Group IV: $22.42 - $25.18 hourly (based on 2026-27 contract).

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Sick leave
• State pension plan
• Tax-deferred retirement savings account
• Flexible spending account
• Vacation, holidays, or personal leave (for some employee groups)

Benefits are available to new employees effective the first day of active employment if benefit-eligible.