Position Announcements
K-3 Assessor (Spanish speakers, Navajo speakers, English speakers)
052552-Serve on an assessment team as an assessor for K-3rd grade students in four school districts (24 schools) in New Mexico participating in the five year Start Smart K-3+ research study.
The assessor position will start March 15, 2011.
The assessments will include a family protocol, several child outcome measures: i.e., the (1) Peabody Picture Vocabulary-4th Edition/ Test de Vocabulario en Imagenes Peabody (PPVT/TVIP) measuring receptive vocabulary; (2) Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement, broad reading, broad math, basic writing, and oral expression subscales/Woodcock Batteria III; (3) Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales to measure social skills, problem behaviors, and academic competence (English and Spanish); and (4) the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), a classroom observation to aid in the fidelity of effective teaching and teacher-student interactions.
These are non-benefited positions.
Responsibilities The assessor position requires a high level of team work, and experiences working with young students from diverse cultural groups including persons from American Indian and Hispanic communities. Responsibilities include the following:
1. Participate in training on assessment instruments and assessment procedures.
2. Obtain certification for each of the required instruments (Not all assessors will be trained and asked to conduct the CLASS classroom observations.)
3. Be willing to submit to be videotaped or submit videotapes of assessment administrations across measures.
4. 4. Keep assessment instruments certifications current.
5. Adhere to the complex scheduling requirements.
6. Act in a professional manner in the schools and assessment settings.
7. Administer assessments and complete protocols accurately according to administration procedures. Ensure quality assurance of the data and conformance with IRB procedures including security and confidentiality procedures.
8. Participate in reliability checks and observations of assessment administration.
9. Submit all completed assessment protocols to the Assessment Team Leader before leaving the school each day.
10. Complete documentation on child assessment tracking form.
11. Complete and submit all required travel and time documentation in a timely manner.
12. Complete and submit all required reports in an accurate and timely manner.
13. Perform other duties as assigned to maintain effective functioning of the project.
Minimum Qualifications 1. Earned degree or experience in a relevant professional discipline related to the position duties.
2. Experience working with groups of individuals and diverse cultural groups.
3. Demonstrated ability to work productively under tight time lines and comport oneself commensurate with a highly visible project.
4. Ability to engage in overnight travel in New Mexico.
5. Flexibility in responding to tight scheduling constraints. Available for training in March and employment beginning in April, 2011
6. Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated abilities to connect with a wide array of stakeholders and children.
7. The position requires flexibility, high energy, commitment, stamina, honesty, and integrity.
8. Valid driver's license for transportation in New Mexico.
9. Current CITI certification
Preferred Qualifications 1. Fluent in Spanish or Navajo.
2. Resident of New Mexico, geographically located in near Albuquerque, Gallup, or near Las Cruces.
3. Experience collecting assessment data in the public school system or in early childhood education settings.
4. Ability to communicate electronically by email.
Program Coordinator III
Coordinate the management of dispute resolution and other special education technical assistance projects and activities. This includes management of Memorandum of Understanding, contracts, and similar agreements with State Education Agencies and coordination of contractor (i.e., DRSE Consortium complaint investigators, mediators, hearing officer assignments with SEAs and LEAs. This position will also require the provision of special education technical assistance on a variety of TAESE contracts.
Responsibilities I. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
A. Contractual agreements with funding agencies
B. Technical assistance and training activities
C. Communication with resource organizations
II. SPECIAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
A. Technical assistance with States
Minimum Qualifications A. Demonstrated understanding of special education law and policy.
B. Demonstrated understanding of education administration issues and concerns.
C. Master's degree in special education, law or related field.
D. Demonstrated ability to independently seek, develop and manage contractual agreements with public and private agencies/organizations.
E. Ability to travel to States and activities.
Preferred Qualifications A. Demonstrated understanding of education law and policy.
B. Degree (Masters or Doctoral) in special education, education law or related field.
Special Instructions to Applicants Along with the online application, please attach:
1. A current resume
2. A cover letter
3. A list of three professional references and their contact information.
Speech Pathologist
Provide speech and language services to children under the age of three with developmental delays/disabilities and their families.
Responsibilities Speech and Language Pathology Position Responsibilities include:
1. Evaluation and assessment to identify communicative or oropharyngeal disorders and delays in development of expressive and receptive communication skills;
2. Interpretation and integration of information needed to develop individualized plans to:
-Meet the child and family needs identified through assessment and identification of family concerns and priorities;
-Improve the child's functional ability and adaptation to the environment, including the selection, design, and fabrication of assistive and augmentative devices;
-Improve the child's oral motor and feeding abilities;
3. Individual and/or group services to address the requirements identified by each child's IFSP in homes or at community sites;
4. Understanding and use of adult learning principles and methodologies and;
5. Consultation to daycare providers, community activity facilitators, and other individuals that have direct contact with children enrolled in the Up-To-3 program.
Minimum Qualifications 1. Master's Degree in Communication Disorders and Certificate of Clinical Competence. Consideration will be given to those who are eligible for CFY supervision. The clinical fellowship experience must be completed within one year of hiring. Continued employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of the clinical fellowship and CCC award.
2. Ability to obtain and maintain state licensure(s) required by the Utah Office of Occupational Licensing applicable to the profession.
3. Baby Watch Early Intervention Credential II or ability to obtain and maintain credential.
4. Maintenance of appropriate professional affiliation(s) needed to supervise undergraduate and graduate students during practicum, student teaching and internships and.
5. Must provide own transportation to client's home, daycare or other services site, mileage reimbursed.
Preferred Qualifications Preference will be given to professionals that have:
1. A second language (Spanish, signing, etc.);
2. Educational background to evaluate and treat oral motor and feeding disorders;
3. Education &/or experience with children diagnosed or showing signs and symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
