CAVA - Education Specialist (K5, MS, HS) - Eligibility Pools

CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMY AT LOS ANGELES • Simi Valley, CA

5d • Remote

About The Position

The California Virtual Academies (a network of 9 public charter schools) delivers online/virtual home-based instruction to TK-12 students in California. K12, inc. is our curriculum provider and you will instruct your students online via the Engageli Program.

Education Specialists are responsible for the specialized academic instruction (SAI) for students with disabilities and case management duties. You will manage a caseload of students, including scheduling and holding IEP meetings. You can have a wide variety of grades on your caseload (TK-5, 6-8, or 9-12). However, when you teach your SAI classes or provide specialized academic services in general education classes, they will be geared towards a more narrow grade range and correlated to students’ goals and the standards with which those goals are aligned. Most communication is done virtually via video conference, teleconference, regular phone calls, email, and instant messaging. There are in-person meetings and trainings that take place periodically throughout the school year that you will be required to attend. Additionally, you will be required to participate in-person for state testing at a location near your residence.

Requirements

• Reside in the state of California
• Bachelor's degree
• Strong content and subject-matter knowledge
• Ability to support and guide adults, as well as students
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organization and time-management skills
• Excellent writing and grammar skills
• Flexible
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and Outlook, PowerPoint and experience using them in a professional capacity
• Must hold a valid California Education Specialist Instruction Credential in Mild/Moderate or the new Mild/Moderate Support Needs AND/OR Moderate/Severe Disabilities or the new Extensive Support Needs
• California English Language Authorization

Responsibilities

• Support assigned students receiving Special Education services
• Provide direct services (either via online classroom or in person) as needed to students in accordance with their IEP
• Obtain academic present levels/baselines
• Follow up with providers to confirm that IEP attendance, reports, and services are being completed
• Schedule and hold individual monthly phone conferences with the general education teachers and for families of students assigned to caseload, follow up on any noted concerns
• Complete ongoing contact logs
• Be available for families on your caseload or assigned to your SAI classes on an as needed basis via phone and online during school hours
• Email IEP related documents to the office to send out to parents
• Set up IEPs in online classroom, and secure IEP team members
• Ensure all documents are submitted and available prior to IEP meeting (psych report, related services provider reports/goals, GE/Parent progress) and forwarded to IEP Team members.
• Email/mail all reports to parents
• Write and manage IEPs for students on caseload
• Obtain signatures on all applicable IEP documents
• Draft ITP’s and hold transition meetings, as appropriate
• Monitor confidential tracking database for all IEP documents
• Follow up with parental or teacher concerns
• Work closely with Special Education Lead Education Specialist and/or Program Specialist to report any concerns
• Ensure files are compliant=
• Update appropriate database(s) with services, accommodations, IEP dates and other necessary information
• Proctor students during state testing windows (may be virtual and in-person)
• Attend all professional development meetings (may be virtual and in-person)
• Attend all Special Education department meetings (may be virtual and in-person)
• Attend SELPA training as required (may be virtual and in-person)
• Complete IEP Progress Reports for each student, including Related Services Provider progress as reported by the Related Services Provider
• At the end of the year gather all individual student records and communications for digital archiving (IEP’s, monthly progress notes from teacher, parent input form, reports from evaluations, etc.)
• Teach in the online classroom
• Respond as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours to parent, student, teacher, and administrative inquiries via phone and/or email during regular work week
• Attend all in person meetings as scheduled
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• We do participate in CalSTRS.
• Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits.
• We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees