Child Find Specialist

Be the one who makes a difference!

At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities.  Be the one who makes a difference—with us.  

The Child Find Specialist provides programmatic supervision and support to all Child Find initiatives throughout the schools that Vertex Education supports, including 45 day screenings, full and individual special education evaluations, Section 504 evaluations, and pre-referral intervention initiatives, including MTSS. Serves as a research & development Specialist in the field of school psychology to support the growth and development of the Vertex Education network of schools. 

• Provides professional expertise in the field of School Psychology, specifically related to Child Find initiatives.
• Assists with the content of onboarding for new school psychologists.
• Consults with school administrators, department leads, and school psychologists regarding parent requests for evaluation, evaluations under IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE), and Child Find screenings to build capacity within the school-based team so that they may meet state and federal requirements.
• Provides technical assistance to campus leadership and staff related to pre-referral intervention programs, including MTSS.
• Creates and implements professional learning opportunities for Vertex and members of school staff.
• Assists campus supervisors with content area expertise for school psychologists’ performance evaluations.
• Tracks compliance indicators for evaluations, including Indicator 11 data, parent request timelines, and triennial re-evaluations.
• Conducts campus visits and audits programming and practices to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Facilitates technical assistance opportunities and department meetings on an ongoing basis.
• Visits campuses on a periodic basis to conference with staff, review evaluations, and lend professional expertise to staff and administration.
• Attends Level 2 and Level 3 meetings to impart professional expertise.
• Facilitates the completion of external evaluations, including bilingual evaluations with outside agencies, independent educational evaluations, and initial evaluations for voucher applications.
• Consults with leadership of the ESS department at Vertex regarding department needs, including programming, staffing, equipment, and materials.
• Researches local laws and practices in new and active states.
• Assists leadership with the development of policies and programming for schools supported by Vertex in new and active states.
• Screens school psychologist applicants for hiring and contracting consideration.
• Performs other related duties as required by the supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Education, Licensure, or Certification:

• National Certification as a school psychologist preferred.
• Meets all qualifications of School Psychologist position.
• Eligibility for licensure in all states in which Legacy operates Work Experience or Related Experience.
• 3 years experience as a practicing school psychologist.
• Leadership experience preferred.

BACKGROUND CHECKS:

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Travel between campuses is required from time to time.
• This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.
• This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping and long periods of concentration.
• Local and in-state travel required.

Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!​

Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.

• Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.

• Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.

• Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.

• Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.

• Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.

• Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.

• Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.

• Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.

Be the one who makes a difference!

With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let’s make a difference together. Apply Today!