Resource Specialist at Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School
About the Employer
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School (BSFCS) is a small, neighborhood K-6 elementary school on the Central Coast in the Avila Valley. At the core of BSFCS is the simple yet compelling idea that the education of a student is a shared responsibility and cooperative endeavor between family, school, and community. Students, staff, and the community at-large work together to create a unique, compassionate, and inspiring environment where learning is optimized for every child. The BSFCS approach to education challenges students to reach their full potential, nurtures human relationships, and inspires a lifelong passion for learning. At BSFCS, we encourage our students to strive for academic and personal excellence under the guiding principle by Alfred Mercier that “What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” We balance fundamental skill acquisition and application of the main content areas with integrated, project-based instruction. The curriculum also includes physical fitness and wellness, visual and performing arts, hands-on science labs, and applied technologies as an integral part of a well-rounded person. By actively engaging students, bringing joy to the learning process, and making it relatable, children become intrinsically motivated to learn and more fully engaged in life and their relationships.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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Under supervision of the director, provide individual and small group instruction to students receiving services through the Individual Education Program; test, diagnose and prescribe instructional patterns for student support; serve as a resource teacher to the general education teachers; communicate student progress and needs; assist in monitoring 504 accommodations, assist in monitoring Speech and Language services; adhere to Special Education timelines and reporting regulations; participate in BSFCS staff activities.
Essential Function:
- Plan and diagnose, with others, the pattern of services to be provided for the students to be served.
- Provide instruction, or direct others in providing instruction and services, to learners.
- Confer regularly with the classroom teachers, director, parents, and service providers on student needs and effectiveness of programs.
- Collaboratively establish a system for scheduling learners’ access to instruction and services in appropriate settings (Student Services Room, general classrooms, exterior spaces, etc.).
- Assist the teachers and special education coordinator on the development, collection, and evaluation of data relative to Special Education.
- Establish record-keeping systems to document continued learner progress relative to learner academic and behavioral goals.
- Assist learners in the general education classroom.
- Supervise aides, paraprofessionals, and other support personnel working under Special Education Services.
- Assist teachers in the development and implementation of ancillary programs, strategies, supports, and curriculum designed to foster academic growth and/or motivation for learners.
- Identify, requisition, and store appropriate instructional materials.
- Communicate IEP goals, accommodations, and services with all applicable staff to promote a cohesive learning environment for students.
- Formulate 504 plans and monitor accommodation implementation.
- Schedule IEPs, 504, SST and staffing meetings, with coordination for coverage.
- Provide reading intervention instruction and monitoring for Tier II students.
- Assist students with technology in the event that SLP services are offered virtually.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assess student needs.
- Meet with classroom teachers to discuss and help resolve educational and/or behavioral issues relative to students.
- Encourage students to apply Growth Mindset practices and strive for independence.
- Establish and maintain a positive and effective learning environment that is developmentally appropriate to the students being served.
- Maintain professional competence and participate in BSFCS activities and traditions.
- Work with staff to implement success-oriented routines and procedures for student support relative to projects and assignments.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements / Qualifications
Education Specialist Instruction Credential
Required Documents: Letter of Introduction Resume 2 Current References University Transcripts
Requirements / Qualifications
Education Specialist Instruction Credential
Required Documents: Letter of Introduction Resume 2 Current References University Transcripts
Comments and Other Information
Please send all required documentation to Lisa Dostal, ldostal@bsfcs.org
Comments and Other Information
Please send all required documentation to Lisa Dostal, ldostal@bsfcs.org