Roanoke County Public Schools is currently seeking 504 Facilitator and Assessment Support positions beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. This position is a 200 day, 7.33 hours per day eligible for benefits on RCPS Pay Plan Grade 120.
Position Description/Job Summary : The Section 504 Facilitator and Assessment Support staff are primarily responsible for the Section 504 eligibility and Section 504 case management processes at assigned schools. Additional responsibilities include administering norm-referenced achievement testing and classroom observations used for both Section 504 and IDEA eligibilities.
Essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :
• Chairperson for Section 504 eligibility and Section 504 Plan meetings at assigned schools.
• Serve as Section 504 case manager at assigned schools.
• Ensure that all appropriate school staff are provided and are implementing student's Section 504 Plans at assigned schools.
• Support assigned schools with the administration of norm-referenced achievement testing for eligibility purposes.
• Support assigned schools with completing formal classroom observations for eligibility purposes.
• Educate, support, and collaborate with other members of instructional teams who work with students to understand the Administrative Guidelines and Procedures for Section 504.
• Maintain student's Section 504 digital (Synergy) and cumulative records.
• Stay up to date with current instructional and educational trends, methodologies, and materials for working with students with qualifying Section 504 disabilities.
Minimum Job Requirements/Qualifications :
• Bachelor's Degree in applicable field of education from an accredited college or university, preferred.
• Positive interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to successfully manage and organize multiple teams, paperwork, schedule, and assigned duties.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Section 504 regulatory and procedural guidelines (training will be provided).
• Experience administering norm-referenced achievement testing (training will be provided).
• Ability to objectively observe students in the educational setting and complete a written summary utilizing division adopted paperwork.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements :
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer and phone system; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk, to reach overhead, and to drive a vehicle.
These requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive of the knowledge, skill, and ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Employment Type: ["OTHER"]