# Special Education Specialist

**Company**: KIPP SoCal Public Schools
**Location**: Los Angeles, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-Time Immediate
**Salary**: $81,576 to $122,364
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

KIPP SoCal Public Schools is a nonprofit organization that operates 20 tuition-free charter public schools, within 17 Local Education Agencies (LEA), educating more than 10,000 students and supporting 8,300 alumni to and through college and beyond.

The Special Education Specialist provides direct, school-facing support to ensure strong implementation of special education programming, instructional practices, and compliance systems across a portfolio of schools.

## Key Responsibilities

- School-Based Support & Coaching: Provide direct support to school-based SPED Team Chairs, Resource & Inclusion Teachers, SDP teachers, and school leaders across a portfolio of schools.

- Instruction & Program Implementation: Support schools in implementing inclusion-focused instructional models and aligned service delivery practices.

- Compliance & Monitoring: Support monitoring of compliance timelines, documentation, service delivery, and implementation expectations.

- Cross-Functional Coordination & Problem Solving: Partner with portfolio and regional team members to ensure coordinated support across schools.

## Desired Outcomes and Role Specific Competencies

- Schools within the portfolio experience responsive, coordinated, and solutions-oriented SPED partnership.

- IEP compliance, service delivery, and SPED implementation expectations are consistently maintained across assigned schools.

- Resource & Inclusion Teachers and SPED Team Chairs demonstrate increasing effectiveness in implementing instructional accommodations, aligned student supports, inclusion-focused practices, and progress monitoring systems.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning is required; Master's degree with emphasis in special education highly preferred.

- Valid California credential for Preliminary or Clear Education Specialist (Mild/Moderate with Autism Authorization, Moderate/Severe, Mild to Moderate Support Needs or Extensive Support Needs) credential required.

- Minimum of 4 years of highly effective teaching and case management experience demonstrating a strong track record of student performance gains for with students with special needs.

## Compensation

- KIPP SoCal Public Schools offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position.

- The salary range for this position is $81,576 to $122,364.

- 100% of healthcare premium costs covered by employer, dependents added at 50% of the cost.

- Employer-paid life insurance.

- 401(k) plan with up to 6% match by KIPP SoCal.

- Voluntary Benefits (Pet Insurance, Supplemental Life, Accident, Short Term Disability, etc.).

- Generous time off program includes 22 holidays, sick leave and vacation.

## Skills

### Required
- special education
- instructional practices
- compliance systems
- coaching
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in special education
- LAUSD special education policy
- Welligent

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