Autism Specialist (10 months/8 hours)

Job Title: Autism Specialist- 10 Month position

Reports to: Director of Exceptional Children’s Programs

Job Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, assists with administration and support of special education autism program activities of the district

• Serve as a liaison for autism programs including program planning, training, implementation and evaluation.
• Develop, implement and assist teachers with the maintenance of student data collection and progress monitoring systems for students with autism.
• Plan and implement staff development and parent education relating to special education autism programs.
• Support all staff with technical assistance for special education autism programs. 5. Develop, implement, edit and maintain continuum of training in the area of autism and low incidence disorders and related needs (e.g., social skills, structured teaching, etc.) 6. Confer and communicate with teachers and parents regarding special education autism programs. 7. Work closely with staff to coordinate, manage, assess needs, and determine classroom essentials in regards to special education autism programs.
• Coordinate, implement, supervise and evaluate the development of special education autism programs.
• Compile requested data into reports required by special education programs. 10. Serve on committees or task forces relevant to special education.
• Research materials and latest studies relevant to special education.
• Other duties as deemed appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Has the ability to support schools and work with children ages 5-21
• Educational coaching experience preferred
• Bachelor Degree in a related field required
• Experience and strong behavioral background with Autism Spectrum Disorder either in the school or private setting
• Experience in designing accommodations and modifications for students with autism; analysis of assessment results.
• Experience in monitoring student behaviors and progress.
• Demonstrates organizational skills and ability to work collaboratively with others 8. Demonstrates ability to present information to a group orally and to model skills to a group. 9. Demonstrates ability to use computers for word processing, spreadsheets, power point, graphing data, etc.