Lionsgate Academy specializes in educating students living with Autism or other learning differences and offers more than a typical school:
*Case Manager positions (no teaching) *Special Education Teachers (no case managing) *Grades 7-12 *due process days *Smaller class sizes and caseloads
*Mentor support *Daily collaboration with team members *80 hours Paid Time Off *full benefit options including medical, vision, disability, HSA, FSA, 403b and free dental *$37,500-$70,000 depending on education and experience
POSITION PURPOSE:
Manage student's’ IEP by collaborating and coordinating with IEP team members, administering evaluations, monitoring student progress to determine service effectiveness and working directly with students to support their IEP goals. Teach core academics to students in resource rooms that are not able to attend class in the general education setting.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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Communicate regularly with IEP team members including staff and families
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Schedule student focused meetings through management of an online calendar
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Track timelines for due process dates and organize due process paperwork
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Monitor due process documents for accuracy and compliance
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Collaborate with teachers, educational assistants, related service providers, and families
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Schedule, plan, and facilitate IEP team meetings and case conferences
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Provide direct instruction, incorporating goals and objectives in a special education setting
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Organize and oversee data collection for academic and/or behavioral goals and objectives
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Write progress reports summarizing data collected each quarter
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Collaborate with educational assistants to implement student individual behavior plans
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Ensure that students’ accommodations and modifications are being implemented and academic service minutes are being served
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Determine present levels of performance and write standards based goals
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Draft, implement, and support, positive behavior support plans, and update as needed
OTHER POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
COMPETENCIES:
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Ability to work well with families
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Awareness of autism and its manifestations, willingness to work with ASD students
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Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
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Excellent work habits including attendance, punctuality, and dependability
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Promotes a positive school culture
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Strong communication skills and ability to work within a team
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
MENTAL DEMANDS:
The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Ability to read, analyze and interpret human service periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, students, parents and the general public. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, mean, mode and median ability to draw and interpret bar graphs; ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
This position description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned. Ability to competently perform all of the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic responsibilities of all positions at Lionsgate Academy.
