Who is BrightBee?

BrightBee, an innovative staffing organization, is partnering with schools to find and hire exceptional talent. We are currently leading the search for a Education Specialist-Mild-Moderate Support Needs Bilingual (Sp/Eng) - Certificated with Voices Academies in San Jose.

Hours and Availability

• 40 hrs per week
• Monday- Friday (7:45am-4:15pm)
• There is a 3-4week trial period for this role in which you will be a 1099 employee. Conversion to full-time employee after a successful trial period which is determined by Voices Academies.

Qualifications:

• CA Special Education Teaching Credential (Mild/Moderate Education Specialist,) required

• Bridge Authorizations for Mild-Moderate Credentials received prior to June of 2022, required

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred

• Bilingual (Sp/Eng), required

Essentials & Compensation:

• Administer academic assessments, write the academic assessment reports and present at IEP meetings
• Consult and communicate with faculty and parents via meetings, phone, and email regarding the needs and progress of students
• Maintain knowledge of current regulations pertaining to special education
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure that student modifications and accommodations are being appropriately implemented in the general education classroom
• Assist with the development of the master schedule to plan for all student IEP needs.
• Meet the minimum IDEA requirements related to case management
• Input weekly IEP service tracking and meet all IEP timelines
• Maintain a high level of rigor for students with disabilities in order to ensure equitable access to common core standards.
• Develop progress monitoring tools for student goals that is shared with the IEP team
• Regularly collaborate with team members and related service providers for the purposes of: reviewing student data, ensuring IEP and behavior plan implementation, co-planning and/or co-teaching.
• Daily oversight of paraprofessional support, including support with creating a schedule and implementation of the IEP
• Demonstrate effective organization skills in order to create and maintain notifications, records, files, and reports as required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations
• Implement health and mobility supports (i.e. support student/s with toileting, g-tube feeding, administration of medication while under supervision of school nurse) and assist with the physical needs of students (i.e. lifting, assisting with mobility, access to campus.)
• Oversee, teach and implement a student’s behavior intervention plan, including gathering and analyzing relevant data on a regular basis, and collaborating with staff members around student plan and progress
• Regularly co-teach/co-plan with General Education teachers
• Coordinate the development and implementation of a student’s Individualized Transition Program
• Develop lesson plans consistent with Voices best practices & guidelines, instructional materials and provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student

• Expertise in applicable grade-level Common Core State Standards and Academic IEP goal development

• Knowledge around the models of co-teaching and serving students with disabilities in an inclusive model

• Ability to learn quickly and to be effective in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment: able to work autonomously and thoroughly with independent self-reflection, as well as take direction as needed

• Alignment to and urgency around Voices’ mission, vision and values