Hunter College Looking for Administrative Special Education & Retention Specialist (HEOa/ Academic Student Support) at New York City, NY Full Time

Administrative Special Education & Retention Specialist (HEOa/ Academic Student Support) – Hunter College Campus School (HCCS)

Job ID: 24544

Location: Hunter Campus Schools

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

POSITION DETAILS

Reports directly to the Dir of HCCS, work includes completing New York City Committee of Special Education (NYC CSE) documents, maintaining appropriate files, creating reports to track student information and timelines. This position will assist in a cooperative effort with parents, guardians, family members, teaching staff, building principals, and coordinators. The Administrative Special Education & Retention Specialist will assist in developing opportunities for children with disabilities, support parent involvement, and collaborate with school staff.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership role in the facilitation of the special education accommodations or interventions (Individualized Education Services Program development [IESP])
• Support team discussion in the initiation, review, re-evaluation and manifestation determination process for IESP
• Initiate assistance from appropriate related services and /or team members and effectively complete the evaluation process and plan development.
• Assist with ensuring compliance with federal laws and the resources of the Committee on Special Education
• Plan, organize, and execute the responsibilities pertaining to special education family engagement; and promote parent, guardian and family participation in school activities
• Communicate student and family needs to stakeholders including the principal, staff, and community
• Establish long-range and immediate objectives and strategies for special education parent family engagement
• Document all aspects of student information, consent, eligibility, plan development and progress monitoring within database; and complete all required evaluation activities, data collection, and recording in a timely manner
• Advise individual school volunteers to promote special education programming
• Demonstrate ethical behaviors to foster a relationship with parents, guardians and families of students with disabilities, which encourages their participation in the learning experiences of the child
• Conduct direct training of parents, guardians, families, professionals, organizations, and others connected to program
• Interpret learning program to parents, guardians and families & clarify school policies to help parents, guardians and families understand the educational program
• Select, use and adapt a variety of materials that will ensure all parents and teachers successful parent involvement
• Use a variety of resources to support special education family engagement activities

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in education or related degree and four years’ K-12 Special Education experience required (certification preferred). NYC DOE/CSE professional experiences strongly preferred.

Performance Expectations:

• Candidate should be able to communicate verbally and in writing so others will understand
• Effectively facilitate and present information to adult learners
• Exercise sound judgment and make appropriate decisions in a manner consistent with essential duties and responsibilities
• Develop and maintain constructive, cooperative, and positive working relationships with all stakeholders
• Use relevant information and judgment to determine if events and/or processes comply with special education laws, regulations, or standards
• Build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation amongst parents, guardians, family members and the school
• Accurately understand information and ideas presented through spoken word and writing
• Build collaborative partnerships with school staff, post-secondary organizations, community agencies
• Understands and is sensitive to cultural differences and diverse populations
• Maintain confidentiality with students and parents, guardians and families
• Demonstrate personal professional growth

Vaccine Requirement

Candidates will be required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon commencing employment. Exemption (medical or religious) requests to this requirement will be considered in accordance with applicable law. Being fully vaccinated is defined for this purpose as being at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. Final candidates must be fully vaccinated as of their first day of employment.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

• Provides educational development activities supporting a targeted academic program.

• Assists in developing and preparing program offerings, curricula, guidelines, and related communications
• Promotes program and advises students and College stakeholders on services, policies, and procedures
• Advises faculty, counselors, tutors, administrators and others on program goals, activities, and best practices
• Provides student services such as workshops, seminars, and advising sessions
• Coordinates efforts of faculty, staff, and other service providers to monitor and assess utilization, student progress, and program effectiveness
• Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Assistant

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with education and experience ($51,242-$77,635).

CUNY’s benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment. To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH ALL POSTINGS and in SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number 24544.

Click on the “APPLY NOW” button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï , –, _ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
• Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file– PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The search will remain open until the position is filled. The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on July 29, 2022. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position/s remain open after initial round.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.