Inclusion and Family Specialist: Tacoma, WA

As an Inclusion and Family Specialist, you are a member of the school leadership team, with a focus on mobilizing and coordinating services for children and families of the Bezos Academy preschool in Tacoma - Hilltop. You will lead the development of student support plans and services and serve as the liaison to the local district office and service providers. You will work collaboratively to build the skills of staff, children, and families by providing services that include meetings and workshops, classroom visits and observations, crisis intervention, and staff training. You will develop meaningful partnerships with local educational agencies to support children with developmental delays or disabilities and forge connections to resources in the community and support families in accessing those resources. You will also work closely with the Head of School to ensure smooth school operations and support the educational experience for each child in every classroom, including providing classroom supervision, as needed.

You are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and achieving equitable outcomes for students in under-resourced communities nationwide, across all lines of difference. You have prior experience working with young children who have or are at risk of developmental delays or disabilities, ideally in a preschool classroom setting.

 

LOCATION, BENEFITS, AND COMPENSATION

• We are actively hiring for an Inclusion and Family Specialist at our location in Tacoma – Hilltop (2141 S J St, Tacoma, WA 98405).
• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.
• The full salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who have been in the role for multiple years and demonstrate strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by qualifications and prior experience.
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, and 9 paid days of sick (care) time prorated based on your position start date, as well as, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details. 

Relocation support is available for this role.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree
• Two or more years of special education experience from infancy through third grade
• Proven experience identifying children who need additional support, identifying effective strategies that teachers can reasonably deploy to support each child, and writing, supporting implementation, and monitoring progress of the student support plans
• Significant work experience with children and families in low-income communities in the US OR personal experience in low-income communities in the US (grew up and/or attended school in)
• Skill in collaborating with families, the community, school staff, school leadership, and others to build trusting relationships and partnerships, including across lines of difference
• Ability to meet all credentialing criteria for lead early childhood teachers in Washington
• Ability to be in assigned school on site five days a week to support smooth school operations and ensure proper staff-to-child classroom ratios, as needed

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in early childhood, special education, social work,