Job Description

THIS POSITION IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE OF THE IDEA AND SECTION 504 THROUGH REVIEW OF DISABILITY-RELATED EDUCATIONAL RECORDS.  THE CANDIDATE WILL ALSO PLAY A KEY ROLE BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LEGACY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE EFFORTS AND MITIGATE RISK.  ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC COMBINED WITH GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS ARE A MUST, AS WELL AS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF DISABILITY LAWS AND ESS CASE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN A K-12 SCHOOL SETTING.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• ANALYSIS OF INCOMING SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SECTION 504 RECORDS TO DETERMINE LRE AND ANY SPECIAL STAFFING OR PURCHASING CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEW STUDENTS
• REVIEW OF COMPLETED PAPERWORK TO DETERMINE CASE MANAGER COMPETENCY.
• CREATION AND OVERSIGHT OF A COMPLIANCE TICKETING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE IN PAPERWORK.  
• PROVISION OF 1:1/ SMALL-GROUP TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN LEGACY STAFF.
• FACILITATION OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE.
• ADMINISTRATOR OVERSIGHT OF CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, INCLUDING E-IEPPRO IN ARIZONA AND INFINITE CAMPUS IN NEVADA
• COORDINATION WITH THE ESS RECORDS TEAM IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA TO ENSURE TIMELINE COMPLIANCE AND THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF PERMANENT RECORDS. 
• TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION WITH ESS SPECIALISTS TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLIANCE-RELATED NEEDS ON THE CAMPUSES AND TO SHARE REQUIREMENTS.
• SUPPORT TO THE ESS SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO STATE MONITORING IN BOTH ARIZONA AND NEVADA
• VALIDATION OF LEGACY ESS DATA DASHBOARDS TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE FEDERAL CENSUS
• TRACKING OF STUDENTS IN SPECIAL GROUPS, INCLUDING HOMEBOUND AND PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS
• TRAVEL IN STATE AND OUT OF STATE ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS TO PROVIDE ON-SITE SUPPORT TO CAMPUS TEAMS
• COMPLETION OF COMPLIANCE-RELATED REPORTING AND PROJECTS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS
• PERFORMS OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS REQUIRED BY SUPERVISOR

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

EDUCATION, LICENSURE, OR CERTIFICATION

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION, OR A RELATED FIELD OF STUDY REQUIRED

• CERTIFICATION IN AN AREA OF ESS (SPECIAL EDUCATION, SPEECH PATHOLOGY, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY)

WORK EXPERIENCE OR RELATED EXPERIENCE

• AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS AN ESS CASE MANAGER IN A K-12 SCHOOL SETTING

• EXPERIENCE WITH E-IEPPRO PREFERRED

• EXPERIENCE WITH KEEPING RECORDS AND TRACKING SYSTEMS

COMPETENCIES:

• QUALITY ASSURANCE

• ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY

• ACTION-ORIENTED

• COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATION

• CUSTOMER FOCUS

• INSTILL TRUST

• DRIVE RESULTS

• STRATEGIC MINDSET

BACKGROUND CHECKS

• THE INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS A CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK

• MUST BE ABLE TO OBTAIN AND HOLD A VALID IVP LEVEL ONE FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE CARD AT ALL TIMES

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• TRAVEL BETWEEN CAMPUSES IS REQUIRED FROM TIME TO TIME.

• THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE NEED TO LIFT OBJECTS (UP TO 25 POUNDS) ON OCCASION.

• THIS POSITION MAY REQUIRE SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS AT TIMES, TALKING ON THE PHONE, STANDING, KNEELING, STOOPING AND LONG PERIODS OF CONCENTRATION.

• LOCAL, IN-STATE, AND OUT OF STATE TRAVEL REQUIRED.

Company Description

Vertex Education is a management organization that provides business services to schools. Areas of support include academics, special education, finance, IT, facilities, food services, HR, communications and marketing, compliance and construction. The goal of Vertex Education is to be a resource and service to schools that are not able to offer these services in-house. Vertex Education currently manages 27 schools comprised of over 23,000 students and over 2,000 employees.