Assistant Director - Special Education
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Location: Gilbert, AZ 85234
Description:
Position Type:
Administration/Assistant Director - Special Education
Date Posted:
4/1/2025
Location:
Special Education Department
Date Available:
07/01/2025
Closing Date:
06/01/2025Months Contracted: 12 Month Long
Job Grade: Assistant Director
Annual Rate: $77,447 and up depending on experience
Full Time Equivalency: 1.0 FTE
Application Procedure: Apply online
Fingerprint Clearance Card: Must have a Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card prior to processing. Please Click Here.
Assistant Director - Special Education
Purpose Statement
Provide instructional leadership and support to students, staff, families, and programs in the area of Special Education.
Essential Functions
Other Functions
Mental Requirements
Learning Development- Level E Knowledge in a recognized professional field or technological discipline sufficient to command various principles, facts, and practical applications. Learning development is obtained by the completion of a college curriculum resulting in a bachelor's degree in a specialized field; advanced mathematics, very advanced language development, proficient understanding of practical systems.
Problem Solving - Level 3 Work situations are of sufficient scope and variety that significant interpretation and evaluation is required to successfully recognize and define problems. Highly technical judgments and/or constructive thinking involved. Alternative solutions must be considered and short-term action plans must be developed and sequenced.
Physical Requirements
Physical Skill - Level A Basic level of learned physical skill is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily.
Physical Effort - Level 1 Minimal physical exertion is required. Most job time is spent sitting with occasional walking. Occasional lifting, guiding, and carrying of lightweight materials or equipment.
Social Requirements
Human Relations Skill- Level B Job requires patience in communication and well-developed verbal skills to exchange technical or complex information with individuals or small, informal groups. skills in establishing harmonious relationships and gaining cooperation are important.
Scope of Contacts - Level 2 Interpersonal contacts extend to peers in other work groups, or to clients/customers who speak the language, either within or outside the organization. interactions with higher levels of authority beyond immediate supervisor must be conducted on an intermittent basis.
Work Environment
Performance Environment - Level B Work pressure, disturbances of work flow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are expected and occur on an intermittent basis. Changes in the performance environment require occasional upgrading of skills..
Physical Working Conditions - Level 1 Generally good working conditions. Little or no exposure to extremes in noise, temperature, etc. little or no exposure to safety or health hazards.
Accountability
Level of Accountability -Level C Responsible for performing work requiring advanced job skills and for responding to work situations within minimum guidance or direction.may be responsible for training and guiding others, and/or reviewing their work. senior level contributor, lead person, or working supervisor.
Organizational Impact - Level 3 Work results, decisions, and approvals impact the overall design of internal systems, programs, and/or research; the status of others; and/or critical aspects of the final product or service in terms of quantity or quality.
Additional Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications
Experience, Education, and Certifications
Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience as a Special Education Teacher. Minimum of three (3) years as a campus or district Administrator.
Education: Master's Degree in Educational Leadership. Master's Degree in Special Education Preferred
Certifications/Clearances: Valid Arizona Standard Professional Principal Certificate. Current professional licensure and/or certification in the area of professional Special Education practice. Must possess a valid Arizona DPS Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card while employed.
Compensation Details
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Schedule: Assistant Director
Work Calendar: Administrator 12 Month Long
Non Discrimination Statement
Gilbert Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, (including pregnancy and other related conditions), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, age (over 40), parental status, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups pursuant to the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the District's activities and programs. The Gilbert Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.
This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights or both. The nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures are located on the Gilbert Public Schools website.
Attachment(s):
Administration/Assistant Director - Special Education
Date Posted:
4/1/2025
Location:
Special Education Department
Date Available:
07/01/2025
Closing Date:
06/01/2025Months Contracted: 12 Month Long
Job Grade: Assistant Director
Annual Rate: $77,447 and up depending on experience
Full Time Equivalency: 1.0 FTE
Application Procedure: Apply online
Fingerprint Clearance Card: Must have a Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card prior to processing. Please Click Here.
Assistant Director - Special Education
Purpose Statement
Provide instructional leadership and support to students, staff, families, and programs in the area of Special Education.
Essential Functions
- Provide support, supervision and instructional leadership in the area of Special Education
- Identify, evaluate and oversee implementation of curricula, instructional techniques and strategies that improve outcomes of special education students in both special education and general education settings
- Collaborate with district, campus staff and administrators relative to Special Education instructional programs and services
- Coordinate the provision of Extended School Year instructional programs
- Analyze student and program data to assist in the implementation of appropriate programs and services for students with disabilities
- Co-facilitate the Student Support Conference process
- Communicate with parents relative to special education service delivery
- Work with principals, coordinators and campus staff to resolve parent concerns regarding services
- Assist in the development of special program student assignments
- Coordinate review of transfer student IEPs and assist campuses with assignment of transfer students
- Plan and support professional development regarding instruction and strategies for students with disabilities, including coordination of the annual Special Education Summer Institute
- Coordinate district special education Professional Learning Communities
- Monitor and consult in staffing of special education programs
- Coordinate supervision and evaluation of coach and itinerant staff per district procedures and processes
- Develop and maintain records, documentation and reports as necessary
- Perform other related tasks as assigned
- Meaningfully participate as member of special education leadership team
- Co-facilitate Principal Special Education Advisory Group
- Supervise and evaluate classified members of the Special Education district team
Other Functions
- Perform other related tasks as assigned
- Meaningfully participate as member of special education leadership team
Mental Requirements
Learning Development- Level E Knowledge in a recognized professional field or technological discipline sufficient to command various principles, facts, and practical applications. Learning development is obtained by the completion of a college curriculum resulting in a bachelor's degree in a specialized field; advanced mathematics, very advanced language development, proficient understanding of practical systems.
Problem Solving - Level 3 Work situations are of sufficient scope and variety that significant interpretation and evaluation is required to successfully recognize and define problems. Highly technical judgments and/or constructive thinking involved. Alternative solutions must be considered and short-term action plans must be developed and sequenced.
Physical Requirements
Physical Skill - Level A Basic level of learned physical skill is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily.
Physical Effort - Level 1 Minimal physical exertion is required. Most job time is spent sitting with occasional walking. Occasional lifting, guiding, and carrying of lightweight materials or equipment.
Social Requirements
Human Relations Skill- Level B Job requires patience in communication and well-developed verbal skills to exchange technical or complex information with individuals or small, informal groups. skills in establishing harmonious relationships and gaining cooperation are important.
Scope of Contacts - Level 2 Interpersonal contacts extend to peers in other work groups, or to clients/customers who speak the language, either within or outside the organization. interactions with higher levels of authority beyond immediate supervisor must be conducted on an intermittent basis.
Work Environment
Performance Environment - Level B Work pressure, disturbances of work flow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are expected and occur on an intermittent basis. Changes in the performance environment require occasional upgrading of skills..
Physical Working Conditions - Level 1 Generally good working conditions. Little or no exposure to extremes in noise, temperature, etc. little or no exposure to safety or health hazards.
Accountability
Level of Accountability -Level C Responsible for performing work requiring advanced job skills and for responding to work situations within minimum guidance or direction.may be responsible for training and guiding others, and/or reviewing their work. senior level contributor, lead person, or working supervisor.
Organizational Impact - Level 3 Work results, decisions, and approvals impact the overall design of internal systems, programs, and/or research; the status of others; and/or critical aspects of the final product or service in terms of quantity or quality.
Additional Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge of State and Federal laws related to Special Education
- Knowledge of developmental behavior patterns of students with disabilities
- Knowledge of Gilbert Public School district programs and services
Experience, Education, and Certifications
Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience as a Special Education Teacher. Minimum of three (3) years as a campus or district Administrator.
Education: Master's Degree in Educational Leadership. Master's Degree in Special Education Preferred
Certifications/Clearances: Valid Arizona Standard Professional Principal Certificate. Current professional licensure and/or certification in the area of professional Special Education practice. Must possess a valid Arizona DPS Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card while employed.
Compensation Details
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Schedule: Assistant Director
Work Calendar: Administrator 12 Month Long
Non Discrimination Statement
Gilbert Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, (including pregnancy and other related conditions), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, age (over 40), parental status, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups pursuant to the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the District's activities and programs. The Gilbert Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.
This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights or both. The nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures are located on the Gilbert Public Schools website.
Attachment(s):
- Assistant Director - Special Education.pdf