Special Educator Lead(PLC Dept) -Vibgyor Roots and Rise -Malad(West)

Job Description:

Interested candidates can share their profiles on priya.desai@vgos.org

Qualification: B.Ed in Special Education(Learning Disability/Mental Retardation) and/or M.Ed in Special Education(Learning Disability/Mental Retardation)

Brief description of Roles and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibility 

1. • Channel of communication from the Resource team to the management, coordinators, class teachers and parents.  

• Implementation of IEP according to timelines  • Ensure maintenance of files and timely updates.  • Set up meeting with parents with clear agenda ( sharing of goals, request for facilitator)  • Strategic planning of Long term goals of students  • Ensure availability of Planners ( Point of content and Templates of Activities) to Special Educators  • Approve of all IEPs and Sharing of Goals with Parents and professionals   Planning of workshops  
• Workshops for teacher to create awareness about Special education and give simple strategies for teachers  
• Send members of Resource room team to other workshops for up gradation of skills  
• Arrange for professionals to speak to parents on life skill issues  
• Counseling sessions for other students within school to increase awareness and empathy. 

Reporting to the management on  

• Report on Long term planning of each student  
• Parent concerns and resolution  
• Progress report of each case  
•  Workshop planning  
•  Approval for any co ordination required from Grade/SPA Coordinators  
•  Report of Quarterly and Annual Parent Teacher Meeting  
• Assessment reports of each case to be supervised and approved  
• Team building and positive interaction of Resource team to increase trans-disciplinary implementation.  
• Advice and Guide the Team on IEP planning, strategies and implementation.  
• Keep communication open with coordinators to identify issues in collaboration.  
• Conduct weekly meetings to discuss information, issues and case studies. Ensure minutes of weekly meeting is recorded and filed.  
• Organizing Screening test of Learning Disability for Grade 3 Students 
• Conducting Vocational Guidance Programme for Grade 8 and Grade 10 Students 
•     Maintaining File record of Resource students who are availing paid sessions and reporting the same to Fee department and Principal 
• Filling out appraisal for team members 
• Follow the admission procedure as per the Inclusion Policy (i.e. screening, identification, approval etc.) 
• Taking rounds of the school and inspecting Resource students in classroom environment. 
•  Designing modules on Life Skills 
•  Maintaining temporary case records 
• Taking parent meetings 
• Taking interview of special students 
• Conduct various workshops with the students as per the request of the principal  
• Forwarding the formal psychological evaluation reports to the respective boards.