Special Education Instructional Specialist

Terms of Employment: 12-month position
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary Scale: EACC Scale A2-IS

Education and Work Experience
Masters degree in appropriate field.
Advanced Professional Certificate with endorsement in Special Education or Dual Certification strongly preferred.
Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience with students with disabilities.

Qualifications
Demonstrates expertise in co-teaching differentiation and Response to Intervention (RTI).
Strong knowledge of special education compliance including IEP development implementation and progress monitoring.
Proven leadership skills including staff mentoring leading collaborative teams and effective stakeholder communication.
Experience in planning and delivering professional development aligned with instructional best practices and district initiatives.
Demonstrates ability to analyze student data and guide instructional decisions to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

Essential Job Functions
Coordinate and oversee special education services at the school level ensuring compliance instructional quality and alignment with student needs.
Design and deliver professional development and instructional coaching on IEP development instructional strategies and progress monitoring.
Provide targeted instructional support for students with disabilities including direct services and consultation on curriculum and accommodations.
Maintain regular communication with families and stakeholders to support transparency and engagement in special education services.
Participate in district-level meetings trainings and improvement efforts to align school-based practices with system-wide goals.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand walk stoop kneel crouch and manipulate (lift carry move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination arm hand and finger dexterity including the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee is frequently required to sit reach with hands and arms talk and hear.

Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age or disability in its programs activities or employment practices. For inquiries please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults) at Charles County Public Schools Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building P.O. Box 2770 La Plata MD 20646; /. For special accommodations call or TDDtwo weeks prior to the event.