***This job opening is with the Elkhart County Special Education Cooperative (ECSEC), and may or may not be housed within Middlebury Community Schools. If you are interested in this position, please contact ECSEC directly at 574.533.3151.***

POSITION PURPOSE: Provides psych-educational services to enable students to attain maximum success by
performing the following duties:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
function satisfactorily.

• Leads multi-disciplinary team in conducting diagnostic evaluations to identify students' needs and strengths by conducting systematic observations, studying school records, consulting with parents and school personnel, and administering and interpreting diagnostic and results.
• Serves as a resource to teachers and other school personnel regarding academic and behavior intervention.
• Consults with parents to plan, advocate, and make recommendations concerning their child's positive learning experience.
• Responsible to be compliant with Article 7.
• Provide ongoing professional development for educational staff as required.
• Utilize technology as part of data-based decision making practices.
• Utilizes a variety of assessments and data collection methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned or as aligned to interests, strengths and school needs (ex: research,
• counseling).
• Utilizes problem solving, data based decision making and assessment skills to support effective services for positive student outcomes across cognitive, academic, social, behavioral and mental health domains.
• Conducts special education evaluations to inform eligibility, service and programming decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Appropriate certifications by the Indiana Department of Education
• Ability to prepare written correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with groups of students, parents and school staff.
• Skills in human relations
• Ability to plan and organize, has good work habits and is self-directed.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety or variables in situations requiring decision making.
• Ability to coordinate the collaboration process with members of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Other qualifications that the Governing Council may require.

WORK CALENDAR: School year; 184 days +4 days (extended contract); 40 hours per week

WAGES AND BENEFITS: Length of year and salary to be determined by the Goshen Community Schools
Master Contract.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities can perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and
fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms. The employee may also have to
lift up to 10 pounds occasionally.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities can perform the essential functions.

There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position.

The Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT: Demonstrates professionalism per the expectations adopted by the school
corporation.

EVALUATIONS: Evaluation of performance on this job will be in accordance with the provisions in the policy
handbook.

TERMS: Length of year and salary to be determined by the School Board.