Responsibilities: • Provide consultative services to Alaska school district staff, students, and parents. • Observe students in educational settings to provide/model evidence-based interventions and strategies for the development of functional and educational outcomes. • Individualized educational recommendations through onsite and distance delivery for students aged three to 21. • Assisting with the development and implementation of student IEP/instructional programs. • Provides, in multiple formats (written report, oral reports, audio and video clips, etc.), individualized educational recommendations for students with disabilities/autism. • Evaluate student progress on an ongoing basis and recommend intervention strategies. • Demonstrate/teach specialized strategies and/or provide topical in-services and workshops to local school personnel, parents, students, peers, and the community. • Assist districts in procuring/adapting specialized instructional materials. • Facilitate interagency collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications: • Master’s degree in special education with suitable experience and training in multiple disabilities, an emphasis in autism/emotional/behavioral disorders OR Bachelor’s degree in special education with an emphasis on multiple disabilities and suitable experience in autism. • Recent experience working with learners with multiple disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. • Experience with distance education technologies, digital learning, and e-module creation. • Implementation of knowledge and best practices in the education of students with multiple disabilities/autism. • Current knowledge of relevant assistive technology and educational practices in the field of autism. • Ability to travel independently in rural/remote Alaska throughout the school year. • The requirements for an Alaska State Department of Education Special Education Type A Certificate or a Special Services Type C Certificate have been met. (Visit https://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification for more information)
Additional Preferred Experience: • Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills. • Ability to compile data from a variety of sources (e.g., IEP meetings, student observations, special education teachers, school psychologists, etc.) for the purpose of customizing training and support.
