Inclusion and Family Specialist Mesa Arizona
Inclusion and Family Specialist Mesa Arizona
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Job Description
As an Inclusion and Family Specialist you will create an alliance between the school family and community to mobilize and coordinate services for children and families of the Bezos Academy preschools in PhoenixMesa Arizona opening in fall 2025. You will lead the development of student support plans and services and serve as the liaison to the local district office and service providers. You will work collaboratively to build the skills of staff children and families by providing services that include meetings and workshops classroom visits and observations crisis intervention and staff training. You will develop meaningful partnerships with local educational agencies to support children with developmental delays or disabilities and forge connections to resources in the community and support families in accessing those resources.
You are deeply committed to diversity equity and inclusion practices and achieving equitable outcomes for students in underresourced communities nationwide across all lines of difference. You have prior experience working with young children who have or are at risk of developmental delays or disabilities ideally in a classroom setting. You will collaborate with other regional leaders to reimagine an inclusive student support model in Bezos Academys network of tuitionfree Montessoriinspired preschools in underresourced communities.
LOCATION BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION
- We are actively hiring an Inclusion and Family Specialist to support our three new preschools in the PhoenixMesa metro area opening in the fall of 2025:
- Mesa Adobe Hills 1001 N Power Road Mesa AZ 85205
- Mesa Greenfield Estates 4840 E Adobe Street Mesa AZ 85205
- Mesa Meadowvale 2433 E Adobe Street Mesa AZ 85213
- This is a fulltime benefitseligible salaried position.
- The full salary range for this position is $57000 $86000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who have been in the role for multiple years and demonstrate strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by qualifications and prior experience.
- This role includes 15 paid days of vacation 4 days of paid personal time off 7 paid days of sick (care) time 9 paid holidays 5 paid days off for an organizationwide winter break and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical dental and vision insurance life insurance disability insurance a 401(k) plan with a 4 employer contribution match paid parental leave an employermatched flexible spending account for dependent care and more. Please see here for details.
Relocation support is available for this role.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree
- Two or more years of special education experience from infancy through third grade
- Deep knowledge on developing writing and monitoring the progress of student individualized education plans (IEPs)
- Ability to meet all additional training and eligibility requirements of Arizona including clearing background checks tuberculosis tests and so on with required documentation eligibility and training completion submitted through the states child care or educational regulatory agency prior to start of employment
- Demonstrated personal commitment to diversity equity and inclusion and experience working across lines of difference
- Skill in collaborating with families the community school staff school leadership and others to build trusting relationships and partnerships
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced degree in early childhood special education social work psychology behavioral science or a related field
- LMSW LCSW or BCBA certification Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training or certification
- 2 years prior work experience with children and families in lowincome communities in the US and/or significant personal experience in lowincome communities in the US (grew up and/or attended school in)
- Proficiency or fluency in Spanish
- Knowledge of Montessori principles and overall approach
- Knowledge of the local community
- Experience supporting school strategic and operational planning
- Experience coaching and developing teachers
- Ability to meet all credentialing criteria for lead early childhood teachers in Arizona (please see here for a summary of credentialing criteria)
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct classroom observations and social/developmental assessments of children and support school staff with the development of student support plans
- Lead all aspects of developing and monitoring student support plans
- Create and maintain special education files 504s IEPs resources progress monitoring reports related services schedules and regional special education database
- Ensure compliance with local and federal legislation regulations and guidelines around special education
- Lead and model facilitation of child study and MultiTiered System of Support (MTSS) meetings
- Model train and coach school staff and providers on evidencebased interventions and strategies to support students succeed in an inclusive program
- Support teachers with effective coplanning and coteaching structures
- Serve as liaison between local district family and school team for initial referrals
- Collaborate with regional early intervention providers to ensure seamless transition into the school environment
- Support families to help them understand their childs disability and equip them with the tools necessary to support their childs progress with a strengthsbased approach
- Develop strong partnerships with communitybased organizations
- Connect families to community resources and health housing food and crisis support and create an alliance between home school and community providers to access mobilize and coordinate services
- Make regular home visits to gather information foster positive relationships and liaise between school and family
- Develop and facilitate training modules and group sessions for school staff and families
- Assist teachers and families in developing and implementing and monitoring student support plans
- Maintain documentation and accurate records
Please click here for a full job description.
Bezos Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran status or disability status.
Bezos Academy participates in EVerify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. Bezos Academy only uses EVerify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I9. If EVerify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work Bezos Academy will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work please see the Notice of Right to Work.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the application process please reach out to. We will work with you to ensure you have a fair opportunity to apply for our open positions.
If you are a current Bezos Academy employee please use the internal job board to apply.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
