Greenwood School District 50
Position Description
POSITION TITLE: Director of Special Services
Department: Special Services
Reports To: Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
Prepared by:
Approved by:
SUMMARY:
Responsible for enlarging the educational experience of students by
facilitating their best possible adjustment to school through a program of
special services through programs for the handicapped.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
Other duties may be assigned.
Þ Implements
and updates policy on all aspects of the district's special services and
ensures compliance with standards, regulations, and state/federal laws.
Þ Coordinates
and supervises all aspects of special services programs and personnel.
Þ Supervises
and coordinates activities of school psychologists, nurses and speech
therapists.
Þ Conducts
regular meetings with professional staff and other interested parties.
Þ Coordinates
departmental operations with other school district departments.
Þ Prepares
and administers the departmental budget.
Þ Serves
on the district's committees for the handicapped and instructional improvement
and other administrative committees as needed.
Þ Participates
in special consultations and case conferences with psychologists, other student
services personnel, building administrators, teachers, parents, and as
appropriate with students.
Þ Assists
in the development of programs for teachers relating to child behavior, child
development, and conferences with parents.
Þ Assists
in the development of special programs for students.
Þ Maintains
liaison with community mental health clinics, special schools, and other
resources offering therapeutic services.
Þ Acts
as a liaison between schools and consulting psychiatrists.
Þ Develops
a program of assessment through research and evaluation projects.
Þ Supervises
the maintenance of case records on students and the completion of all required
reports.
Þ Interprets
the school district's special services to the public.
Þ Keeps
abreast of developments in the field and acts as a resource for psychological
staff and other personnel.
Þ Assists
in coordinating special transportation for disabled students.
Þ opportunities
for staff development.
Þ Performs
other such tasks and assumes other such responsibilities as may from time to
time be assigned.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises School Psychologist, School Nurses,
SCIP Coordinator, Speech Therapists, Special Education teachers and teaching
assistants (in conjunction with respective Principals), and Secretaries for
handicapped programs. Supervises and
coordinates activities of school psychologists, nurses, and speech therapists.
Supervises homebound instruction procedures.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
Masters Degree with intensive course work and/or
experience in teaching, psychological services, testing, guidance, and/or
administration. Must have valid
teaching certificate, at least five years' successful experience in public
school work either as a teacher or in psychological services, testing,
guidance, and/or administration.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret
scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to write reports, business
correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information to administrators, top
management, public groups/community, and Board of Education.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions,
percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING
ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data,
establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER
SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Must have experience in or have knowledge of the
various handicapped conditions, procedures for identifying these conditions and
program alternatives for handicapped children. Ability to develop effective
working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and
concisely, both orally and in writing.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements
and the Board of Education policies.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the
duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to
walk, talk or hear. The employee must
be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with the
public and staff in addition to meeting multiple demands from several
people. The employee is required to
work irregular or extended work hours.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The
noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
The information contained in this job description is for
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an
exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the
individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.