Assistant Director of Student Support Services

3 weeks ago


Washington, United States Bridges Public Charter School Full time

POSITION: Assistant Director of Student Support Services

REPORTS TO: Director of Student Support Services

START DATE: July 1, 2024

**Overview of the Role**

The Assistant Assistant Director of Student Support Services participates actively in the life of the school to forward best practices and innovations to enhance student learning. Works with our school administrators and the Director of Student Support Services to ensure that Bridges’ services for students with disabilities are not only compliant but also maximally effective. The Assistant Director of Student Support Services is specifically responsible for creating and maintaining systems to identify students with disabilities, coordinating the services and accommodations / modifications for students with disabilities, and organizing and analyzing student data to increase the effectiveness of the special education and 504 programs.

The Assistant Director of Student Support Services facilitates student support team meetings, supports the planning and delivery of specialized instruction and monitors the work of the Special Education Coordinator and special education teachers. In addition the Assistant Director of Student Support Services serves as liaison to all internal and external constituents, including families, OSSE, the DCPCSB, and other relevant local organizations. The Assistant Director of Student Support Services communicates with and trains staff in systems, programs, and instructional practices that serve students with disabilities at Bridges. In addition, provides coaching support for the special education instructional program, evaluating lesson plans and observing classes on a regular basis to encourage the use of a variety of instructional strategies and materials consistent with research on students with a classified learning disability and child growth and development. The Assistant Director of Student Support Service will be willing to learn about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in order to support the school’s work that merge best practices in special education and supporting students with special needs with UDL. This is a 12 month position.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, lead, and collaborate with adults from a diverse range of perspectives and backgrounds.
- Demonstrated ability to build and keep strong relationships with a diverse community of students, families and staff.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to think strategically, translate thoughts to action, and follow-through with all details.
- Have 1 to 2 years of successful classroom teaching experience in an urban school setting as a special education teacher. 2 or more years of teaching experience is preferred.
- Have 4 or more years experience supervising, coaching and training adults.
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of instructional strategies for students with autism, developmental delay, specific learning disabilities, and behavior disorders.
- Have a Masters Degree in Special Education and certification in Special Education; or a Bachelor's Degree and certification in Special Education. Or a Masters Degree in a related field.

**Responsibilities Include**:

- Assists the Director of Student Support Services with developing the appropriate infrastructures, systems and processes for implementation of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) with fidelity, ensure that compliance standards including instructional programs are designed to maximize student performance.
- Coach, supervise and evaluate special education staff to ensure high quality, research based instructional strategies and practices are being implemented consistently for students with disabilities.
- Provides strong leadership in the implementation of the day to day operations of the special education programs.
- Assists with the development, publication, and use of new instructional procedures and/or techniques designed to enhance the special education department's programmatic goals.
- Maintains positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships with the building principal, instructional staff, students, parents, and representatives of resource agencies within the community.
- Collaborates with instructional leadership team and special education teachers to assist with the overall evaluation of inclusionary practices to identify and develop strategies for improvement.
- Collaborates with school leadership to conduct co-observations and instructional rounds to support academic and behavioral program improvements.
- Collaborates with Literacy Coordinator, Curriculum Coordinator, and Instructional Coaches to develop plans and recommendations for the inclusion of students with disabilities in all aspects of the educational program.
- Provide on-going, regularly scheduled consultation to campus based special and regular education personnel.
- Determine whether instruction corresponds to goals and objectives of the student’s individualized education pr



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