Special Education Support Expert

Representative Duties

Provides specialized support and assistance to students enrolled in the Special Education programs; including the Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Program, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program, and the Adaptive Fitness Program.

Requires varying levels of specialized knowledge, skills, and experience in assisting and working with adults who may have one or more disabilities.

Under the direction of the instructor, the Special Education Support Expert will assist students with academic preparation and/or class assignments to maximize the students' academic success.

Qualifications And Physical Demands

• Education and Experience:
  • Level I – Entry level of a series. Minimum education and experience required. Considerable training will be provided.
  • Level II – One year of experience as a Special Education Support Expert Level I or equivalent.
  • Level III – Completion of four years of college with major course work in area providing tutoring and two years of experience as a Special Education Support Expert Level I or equivalent.
  • Level IV - Completion of Bachelor's degree and some graduate level course work in Special Education or a related course of study and two years of experience as a Special Education Support Expert Level I or equivalent.
• Conditions Of Employment: This is a professional expert position. The District reserves the right to extend, modify, or eliminate this position based upon available funds. The effective dates of employment will be arranged with the supervisor.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A detailed list of physical demands and work environment is on file and will be provided upon request.

Additional Information

• Application Requirements: To be considered for this opportunity, you must submit a COMPLETE application packet.
• Supplemental Questions: Answers to ALL Supplemental Questions, if any (please provide clear and detailed responses, where applicable, as they will be carefully evaluated to determine the most qualified candidate(s) to be invited for an interview; please do not paste your resume, put "see resume", or "N/A", or leave blank).
• Resume: An answers to ALL Supplemental Questions, if any (please provide clear and detailed responses, where applicable, as they will be carefully evaluated to determine the most qualified candidate(s) to be invited for an interview; please do not paste your resume, put "see resume", or "N/A", or leave blank).

Disability Accommodations

If you require accommodations in the Application or Examination Process, please notify Human Resources by calling (714) 438-4714.

Professional Experts Eligibility

Professional Experts are eligible to purchase medical insurance through Kaiser.