Special Education Coordinator

We have vacancy for PL Leader/Special Education Coordinator at Vibgyor School Marathahalli

anindita.ganguly@vgos.org

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

Brief description of Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work with students having Special Education Needs.
• Cater to Pre-Primary referrals.
• Involvement in SEN Admissions.
• Conduct classroom observations and informal assessments for referred cases.
• Formulate and implement Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) for all permanent cases in each term.
• Prepare worksheets and teaching aids for achieving remedial goals.
• Evaluate IEP goals at an individual level as well as through exam papers and review sheets to ensure application of skills.
• Prepare progress reports on the basis of the same.
• Provide intervention for academic as well as need based counseling for referred cases.
• Regularly follow up with teachers to monitor academic and behavioral progress of students. Recommend strategies for the same.
• Guide Visiting Professionals (shadow-teacher) on a regular basis to ensure positive and continuous development in the child.
• Recommend external assistance/therapies as per the students needs.
• Suggest exam provisions to parents as per individual student needs and update teachers and grade coordinators about the same.
• Assist students availing resource intervention during secondary exam invigilation and primary reviews.
• Train grade 3 teachers to implement first level of screening for learning disabilities through BCSLD checklist (Behavioral Checklist for Screening the Learning Disabled).
• Conduct BCSLD and DTLD training of resource staff.
• Conduct DTLD test with Grade 3 students.
• Evaluate DTLD test protocols of grade 3 students.
• Provide feedback to parents about DTLD test results and recommend appropriate plan of action.
• Conduct various workshops for students, parents and school staff.
• Conduct in-house SEN trainings with resource members
• Attend and participate in Resource Meet Tainings
• Conduct vocational guidance counseling for grade 8 for subject selection of ICSE and IGCSE.
• Ensure regularity on important events in school.
• Enthusiastically participate in VIVA and any other additional responsibilities related to school co-curricular activities.

Qualification: MA/M Sc / BA (Psychology). B.Ed