Severe Affective Needs Support Liaison - District-Wide

FLSA: Exempt

SALARY SCHEDULE: Professional Technical | Link to https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/2906

PAY GRADE: Range 9

BENEFITS: Our employee benefits package includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance. Visit our website for full details.

SUPERVISOR: Director of Special Education

LAST UPDATED: 05/16/2022

 

SUMMARY: Assist Special Education Department Directors with all aspects of the Severe Affective Needs Program, including planning, implementation, oversight, and supervision. Provide support in recruiting and retaining Severe Affective Needs Teachers and Severe Needs Para-Educators. Monitor the effectiveness of program practices and support professional development.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following tasks describe the basic functions of the job and represent the type of work performed. They do not constitute an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities performed on the job. The following frequencies and percentage of time spent are approximations only.

 

• Develop and write the Severe Affective Needs curriculum. Provide assistance to the Director of Special Education and on-site assistance to building principals, district departments, and staff in effectively implementing the severe needs affective programing. Plan, implement, and monitor all district services relating to Severe Affective Needs programing for students on an individualized education plan (IEP). Administer local, state, and federal statutes, rules, regulations, policies, and administrative directives pertaining to the child find and IEP process, curriculum, instruction, and assessment services, including preparing documentation and reports. [Daily, 20%]
• Plan, attend, and facilitate IEP meetings requiring Special Education Administration involvement, and assist school IEP teams with placing students in more restrictive settings as guided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). [Daily, 20%]
• In collaboration with school building administration, assist in the recruiting, hiring, retaining, and supervision of staff, including Severe Affective Needs Teachers and Severe Needs Para-Educators. Recruit, hire, evaluate, retain, and supervise Special Education Technicians. Make staffing decisions, job assignments, and hire staff in accordance with district policies and funding requirements for governance. Provide support to and mentor Severe Affective Needs Teachers and Severe Needs Para-Educators as needed. Train educators on proper implementation of Severe Affective Needs programming. [Daily, 10%]
• At the request of executive directors, Special Education directors, building administration, and building staff, assess quality of instruction and interventions by monitoring, being visible, conducting observations and walk-throughs, communicating, and creating clear affective structures and supportive atmospheres. Supervise and monitor operating and administrative procedures to ensure effective program operation, in compliance with the IDEA. [Daily, 5%]
• Using effective communication skills and culturally responsive practices, facilitate verbal and written communication between staff, students, and families for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems, and resolving conflicts. [Daily, 5%]
• Supervise and monitor effective instructional practices and develop professional development trainings and opportunities for teachers, para-educators, mental health, and related service providers, aligning Severe Affective Needs programing with the District’s strategic plan, goals, and initiatives. Regularly facilitate and collaborate with multi-stakeholder groups to ensure that family, schools, staff, district departments, and local agencies’ suggestions are included in the Severe Affective Needs Program design and operations. [Weekly, 5%]
• Provide job-embedded professional development to