Minimum Qualifications:
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Master’s degree or higher in Special Education and/or Education Leadership
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Valid Ohio administrative license or certificate appropriate for the assignment
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Documentation of a clear criminal record in compliance with state statue
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Experience in supervising and managing professional staff
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Expertise in the identification and use of educational options, auxiliary services, and curricular materials that address the educational needs of diverse learners
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Expertise in the following areas preferred: Special Education Services Mild-Intensive, Specialized Instruction for all students, IDEIA, ETR, IEP, 504’s, SEL Standards, Multi tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Note: This assignment requires a valid driver’s license and access/availability of a reliable vehicle. Employees must meet all prerequisite and ongoing qualifications to be covered by the service center’s insurance carrier.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Reports To: Executive Director of Student Services
Job Objectives: In order to build capacity, the Instructional Consultant will provide professional learning opportunities to Intervention Specialists (Mild-Moderate/Moderate- Intensive), General Education Teachers, Instructional Paraprofessionals, or other educators through training, coaching, mentoring, and modeling. Services are uniquely designed and can be delivered to individuals, small groups or teams, schools, and/or districts.
Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
“The following duties are representative of performance expectations; however, the list below is not ranked in order of importance.”
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Works collaboratively with other members of multi-disciplinary Specialized On-Site Support (SOS) Team.
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Builds trusting relationships with educators and administrators.
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Collaborates and communicates with administrators in order to support their needs.
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Collaborates with administrator(s) and /or educator(s) on completion of needs assessment.
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Completes observations and assessments of current practices.
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Collaborates with and guides educators on developing professional learning goals.
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Provides on-going professional learning opportunities through coaching, training, mentoring, feedback, and modeling of evidence-based practices.
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Provides professional resources.
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Provides on-going communication of evidence-based recommendations to educator(s) and administrator(s).
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Supports educator on reflection of school year and future professional goals.
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Provides administrator and educator with end-of-year summary regarding on-going professional learning, evidence-based recommendations and resources, observed changes in practice, and future goals and recommendations.
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Completes other duties as directed by the Superintendent or his/her designee.
“Job performance is evaluated according to the policy provisions adopted by the Governing Board of the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio.”
Conduct:
Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment with the ESC.
Terms of Employment:
Each staff member shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff member has a legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
It is the employee’s responsibility to maintain proper certification/licensure and to initiate the renewal process in sufficient time to receive the updated certificate/license prior to the expiration of the present certificate/license.
January 2024
Job ID 20463