Education Specialist (Special Education Teaching Position - Therapeutic Services Program) * $7,000 Recruitment/Retention Bonus

Job Summary

The successful candidate will possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to:

• Maintain and implement compliant IEP’s including, but not limited to, timeliness, procedures, and paperwork;
• Plan and adapt instruction in order to integrate appropriate strategies to meet the learning needs of all students;
• Use a variety of instructional strategies, resources, and technologies to meet students’ diverse learning needs;
• Maintain professional competence through participation in Professional Learning Communities, in-service education activities provided by the district, and/or in self-selected professional growth activities;
• Evaluate students and complete reports, as necessary, in academic career/life skills and behavioral areas using formal and informal measures;
• Develop individualized, measurable goals and objectives aligned with content standards and/or course outcomes based on individual student needs and assessment results;
• Collaborate with and provide training to general education teachers and aides to support the academic success and IEP’s of special education students;
• Routinely monitor the progress of special education students in general education classes and modify supports, as necessary;
• Effectively communicate with all stakeholders.

Requirements

/ Qualifications Requirements:

• Education Specialist Instruction Credential or equivalent – Moderate/Severe Authorization preferred
• English Learner Authorization
• Authorization in Autism Spectrum Disorders desirable ATTACH THE FOLLOWING: Copy of Transcript Credential Copy Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation ((3 letters)) Resume Comments and Other Information Employees hired into an Education Specialist (Special Education) teaching position after February 1, 2025 will receive the following recruitment/retention bonuses: - $500.00 upon completion of the first semester. - $1,500.00 upon completion of the first year. - $2,000.00 upon completion of the second year. The employee must, at minimum, be enrolled in an Education Specialist credential program and obtain/possess an emergency Education Specialist Credential Authorization, in order to obtain the above payments. Employees are eligible for these payments regardless of the employment status (Temporary, Probationary 0, Probationary 1 or Probationary 2). A final payment of $3,000.00 will be paid to the employee once they become tenured with El Dorado Union High School District. Part-time employees will receive pro-rated payments based on FTE. Anticipated Site: Ponderosa High School