Coordinator of Student Services
Main Function
To give leadership and direction to all aspects of special education programming and student
services within the Southwest Horizon School Division. Support the superintendent and
principals in providing leadership and direction to all aspects of curriculum development and
implementation: instruction, program delivery, student assessment and reporting practices.
Job Functions
1. Be responsible for the long term planning, coordination, development and evaluation of
programs in the areas of student services: not necessarily limited to but including exceptional
student education, clinical services, resource teacher services, counselling services, teacher
assistant support, Aboriginal student support, programming for students at risk, medical
interventions, English as a second language and early literacy.
2. Assist the superintendent in providing leadership for long-range divisional planning and
monitoring in the areas of curriculum implementation and instructional programming
including provincial curriculum and locally developed curricula.
3. Assist the superintendent and school administrations with the recruitment, supervision and
evaluation of staff, both teaching and non-teaching, who work in the student services area.
4. Coordinate early years screening programs in the areas of hearing, vision and child
development. Partner with other agencies to conduct pre-school screening programs.
5. Be responsible for establishing and maintaining assessment and referral procedures, which
will ensure the proper program placement of students.
6. Be responsible for allocating teacher assistant time throughout the division.
7. Be the school division liaison person with community agencies for the identification and
school program planning for pre-school children with special needs. Involvement with the
Promise Years pre-school programs will include supervision of the pre-school speech and
language program and liaison with the home visitor program.
8. Coordinate regular meetings and professional development sessions for staff under the
supervision of the student services administrator.
9. Provide support for regular classroom teachers in the accommodation of children with special
needs.
10. Collect and compile the necessary data and financial information required by the secretarytreasurer’s department and Manitoba Education Training and Youth for the purposes of
funding and long term planning.
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11. Assist in coordinating the services of outside agencies to school age children; including Child
and Family Services, CNIB, Probation Services, RCMP, Public Health, Society for
Manitobans with Disabilities, Children’s Special Services, Mental Health Services, Manitoba
Public Insurance Corporation, Vocational Rehabilitation Services etc.
12. Assist the superintendent in planning and facilitating the development and monitoring of
student assessment and reporting policies and practices.
13. Assist the superintendent in planning and facilitating the development and monitoring of
divisional planning and reporting.
14. Provide support to teachers, including professional development support, in the areas of
curriculum implementation, instructional strategies and student assessment.
15. Plan, facilitate and monitor the administration of provincial standards tests and collect
divisional data relating to such tests
16. Support the superintendent and board in divisional planning and reporting.
17. Assist the superintendent's office in support to colony schools.
18. Support planning and facilitation of school library services in the school division.
19. Plan and facilitate programming at the adult learning centre and in schools where adult
learning services are provided.
20. Assume the responsibility for personal professional growth and development though
attendance at educational conferences and workshops related to student services
programming.
21. Administer the annual budget allotments for student services programs and curriculum
programs.
22. Perform such tasks as may from time to time be assigned by the superintendent’s department.
23. Budget Responsibilities to include:
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Early Identification grant;
Early Behavior Intervention grant;
Early Literacy grant;
Early Numeracy grant;
Early Childhood Development Initiative grant;
Aboriginal Academic Achievement grant;
English as a Second Language grant
L1, L2 and L3 special needs grants;
Clinical grants
Student Support grant
Special Education Transportation grant
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School Division assigned budgets including the coordinator’s budget, clinicians’
budgets, professional development budgets related to special education and other special
project budgets that are assigned to the student services administrator.
The divisional budget for staff professional development related to curriculum
implementation, instructional strategies, and student assessment
Qualifications
Required:
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A valid Province of Manitoba teaching certificate.
A Special Education Certificate.
A proven track record in education, including experience in teaching and special
education.
Preferred:
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A Masters degree in Education.
Reports to
Superintendent
October 21, 2003
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