Overview
Job Opportunity
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Moderate/Severe Specialist
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) is a community of high-performing public schools that utilizes a comprehensive approach to prepare students from preschool through high school for success in college and in life. We integrate academic rigor, community, family, and wellness to empower students to thrive in a culturally connected and changing world. Founded in 2000, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy students represent the neighborhood of MacArthur Park west of downtown Los Angeles, a community that is one of the most under-resourced and densely populated neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Currently, CNCA has eight campuses that serve over 3,000 students from pre-K through 12th grade.
CNCA is currently seeks candidates who are committed to serving in under-resourced communities. We are seeking teachers who embrace research-based, innovative curricular frameworks such as a balanced literacy approach and conceptual based math. Our approach to teaching and learning involves a deep commitment to ongoing teacher professional development, and collaboration. Teachers must be visionaries, eager to be in the forefront of educational practices and must embrace the challenge of demonstrating that public education in a low-income, primarily immigrant, multilingual community can succeed. Teachers will receive a competitive salary, healthcare and retirement benefits.
Description: The Moderate and Severe Specialist, in partnership with the Home Office Special Education Team, supports the implementation of a socially-just, research-based, innovative instructional approach across our Dynamic Blended Inclusion model to ensure success in CNCA’s mission. The MSS works in partnership with the Ed Team to support the overall development and implementation of a coherent horizontally and vertically aligned special education program. The MSS maintains knowledge of current research, best practices and trends on a national and state level to provide direction and guidance to team. Ultimately the MSS works strategically at a systems level to implement structures and strategies to close the opportunity and achievement gap
Responsibilities:
Organizational Leadership Responsibilities
- Inspire internal and external stakeholders to believe in the possibility and eventual reality of CNCA’s mission.
- Represent the organization, academic team, and home office staff professionally, respectfully, and collaboratively.
- Approach work from an asset based, capacity building approach.
- Partner with the academic team, home office staff, and school site staff to effectively accomplish the goals of the organization to drive towards our mission.
- Be problem-solution oriented and support others to be the same.
- Plan for, participate and co-facilitate, when appropriate, monthly leadership meetings.
- Plan for, participate and co-facilitate, when appropriate, school walks.
- Collaborate effectively and efficiently will individuals at all levels of the organization.
- Support the building of a positive, high-performing culture on the academic team and home office.
- Set ambitious personal and professional goals and take ownership of developing capacity to achieve these goals.
Instructional Leadership Responsibilities
- Monitor, track, and ensure the ongoing development and growth of identified students across the organization with moderate to severe academic and behavioral needs.
- Supporting site leaders and teachers in appropriately modifying and accommodating curriculum for the academic and behavior needs for identified students with the most significant impact of disabilities.
- Provide individualized classroom based coaching for identified teacher to support them in strengthening instructional practices for students with moderate to severe disabilities.
- Provide content knowledge and resources to teachers and leaders about learning and teaching including: instructional best practices, curriculum development, creation of formative and summative assessments, and analysis of assessment results for students with moderate to severe disabilities.
- Consistently analyze access to students’ LRE through ongoing classroom observation, data analysis, and examination of students’ work.
- Conduct functional behavioral analyses to support implementation of students’ LRE.
- Assist general education and special education teachers in aligning their teaching and instruction with appropriate standards and IEP goals, curriculum, and assessments.
- Partner with inclusion specialist to provide relevant professional learning opportunities for site leaders.
- Provide minutes, as appropriate and assigned, to students with moderate to severe disabilities.
- Consulting on appropriate adaptive skills and transitional goals for students with moderate to severe disabilities.
- Participate regularly in professional development and collaborative meetings.
Compliance and Management Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Ensure compliance with students’ LRE as delineated by the IEP.
- Participate in IEPs when appropriate to ensure appropriate support and services.
- Ensure effective communication and positive interactions with all CNCA stakeholders.
- Act as an organizational representative and liaison with all outside parties.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Adhering to all laws and guidelines set forth by the IDEA and the MCD.
- Drafting IEPs for all designated students on caseload in advanced of the deadline in accordance with federal, state, district, and CNCNA guidelines.
- Provide IEP goals progress reports in conjunction with school reporting periods.
- Administrating assessments for assigned students as part of evaluations.
Essential Leadership Skills
- Demonstrated success as a teacher and leader.
- Believes in the mission of CNCA and is able to inspire others towards that mission.
- Committed to the vision of progressive, socially-just education and is able to inspire others towards that vision.
- Focuses on and is knowledgeable about teaching and learning.
- Ensures an inclusive and positive culture.
- Involves all stakeholders.
- Demonstrates moral and ethical leadership behaviors.
- Understands and can navigate the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context facing urban charter schools and the students they serve.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to define and articulate a philosophy aligned to CNCA’s mission and vision
- Ability to exemplify the respect and humility required to work effectively with all stakeholders, including families and members of the community
- Ability to prioritize mission critical tasks, based on school performance goals
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and project management skills needed to facilitate a group or project
- Ability to partner collaboratively with stakeholder across the organization
- Ability to handle confidential information discretely and professionally
- Ability to use discretion and exercise sound judgment
- Ability to think critically and problem solve
- Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing
- Ability to exercise appropriate initiative and work independentl
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Promotes positive collaboration and relationship building among all stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Level II education specialists credential
- California Teaching Credential Education Specialist—Moderate to Severe Disabilities with EL Authorization (highly desired)
- Minimum of 3 years teaching in an inclusive environment
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Educational vision for and experience working with low-income students
- Demonstrated track record with ELLs and students with disabilities.
- Welligent trained preferred
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https:careers-caminonuevo.icims.com
For more information www.caminonuevo.org
* Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. *