Published: Dec 26, 2024 - The Education Program Specialist serves as an expert advisor and consultant to management, administrators, and educators within the Education Resource Centers regarding special education programs. Responsibilities include developing and implementing State Performance Plan targets, monitoring fiscal management of special education funds, and ensuring compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). The role also involves managing Extremity and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) education and training projects, coordinating virtual case study conferences, and overseeing the delivery of quality continuing medical education (CME) courses.

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1. Education Program Specialist, Oakridge Learning Center, Springfield, IL
Job Summary:
- Manage and develop various course and HSS educational programs and project-related materials including annual reports
- Determine curriculum objectives and education-related performance activities
- Monitor, update and disseminate HSS program and course information
- Identify and recruit instructional program personnel
- Coordinate and support HSS UME and GME programs and initiatives
- Develop and/or update publications, website content, and/or HSS-related presentations or reports
- Review and ensure compliance with all programs
- Participate in and/or lead strategic planning initiatives
- Drive Future Ready Skills program with well-branded offerings (Tech/Cloud for Learning, Skills certifications for Students).
- Recruit, develop, grow and nurture an ecosystem of evangelists for the company's technology
- Execute programs that keep the brand competitive in the education industry
Skills on Resume:
- Program Development (Hard Skills)
- Curriculum Design (Hard Skills)
- Information Dissemination (Hard Skills)
- Personnel Recruitment (Soft Skills)
- Educational Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Leadership (Soft Skills)
2. Education Program Specialist, Bright Futures Academy, Riverside, CA
Job Summary:
- Serve as the expert advisor and consultant to management, administrators and educators within the Education Resource Centers concerning special education programs.
- Develop and implement State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report Indicator targets.
- Oversee and monitor fiscal management for special education funds from Associate Deputy Director (ADD)/District by ensuring fiscal resources focus on areas needing improvement and provide guidance to ADD/District for required corrective actions resulting from fiscal monitoring.
- Monitor the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) by Local Education Agencies to improve education results for students with disabilities.
- Implement effective Policies, Procedures and Practices to address program improvement aligned with IDEIA.
- Manage Extremity and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) education and training projects with an emphasis on the delivery of quality continuing medical education (CME) to participants.
- Coordinate bi-monthly virtual case study conferences for EACE-sponsored courses.
- Develop healthcare education programs from concept, to delivery of content, to CME credt.
- Ensure that CME credit is available for all EACE-sponsored courses.
Skills on Resume:
- Special Education Expertise (Hard Skills)
- State Performance Plan Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Fiscal Management (Hard Skills)
- IDEA Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Policy and Procedure Development (Hard Skills)
- Healthcare Education Program Management (Hard Skills)
- Virtual Conference Coordination (Soft Skills)
- CME Credit Management (Hard Skills)
3. Education Program Specialist, Summit Education Services, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Serve as staff liaison for and lead education program planning committees.
- Run live webinars and ensure that live webinars are recorded.
- Coordinate site selection for in-person conferences in conjunction with third-party vendor(s).
- Coordinate all in-person conference logistics.
- Coordinate BIAA's online grant application review process in cooperation with BIAA staff and volunteers.
- Identify, secure and manage speakers.
- Coordinate marketing to promote education opportunities.
- Maintain records and relevant databases.
- Lead the work of student-hourly and work-study staff by assigning, instructing and checking work
- Execute partnerships/programs with external parties
Skills on Resume:
- Program Planning Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Webinar Management (Hard Skills)
- Event Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Grant Application Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Speaker Management (Soft Skills)
- Marketing and Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Staff Supervision (Soft Skills)
4. Education Program Specialist, Horizon Learning Solutions, Tampa, FL
Job Summary:
- Supports parents in preparing for IEP/504 meetings
- Accompanies parents to IEP/504 meetings and other relevant school meetings
- Interprets and prioritizes support materials and assists parents in putting requests in writing
- Suggests services, programs, accommodations, and modifications to meet students’ individual needs
- Provides advocacy for parents to navigate services with institutions that affect families such as schools, health care facilities, or social services
- Comfortably shares own experiences, in appropriate ways, for the benefit of assisting others
- Establishes and maintains clear boundaries when working with parents and students
- Motivates parents and students to follow treatment plan and engage in services
- Co-facilitates and leads parenting groups
- Provides case management services for child/parent/family
Skills on Resume:
- Support for IEP/504 Meetings (Soft Skills)
- Meeting Advocacy (Soft Skills)
- Material Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Accommodation Suggestions (Hard Skills)
- Institutional Advocacy (Soft Skills)
- Experience Sharing (Soft Skills)
- Boundary Setting (Soft Skills)
- Motivation and Engagement (Soft Skills)
5. Education Program Specialist, Green Valley Training Institute, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Review and apply program-specific policies, procedures and regulations for tracking student participation requirements, regarding complex State and Federal grants such as, Basic Food, Employment & Training, Workfirst, Opportunity Grant and Worker Retraining
- Independently resolve customer problems and communicate results to customer
- Maintain inventory of supplies, materials, and equipment
- Coordinate the onboarding and separating students and staff procedures
- Manage student files, perform quarterly and annual archiving, manage official records requests
- Reconcile monthly P-card and other fiscal duties, apply budget numbers to the appropriate expenses
- Manage Travel Requests and Travel Advance Requests
- Coordinate meetings and events for Workforce Education
- Work closely with the Director of Workforce on end-of-year budget tracking processes to prevent expenditure overages
- Develop budget estimates for department expenditures
- Responsible for addressing customer service issues on internal and external inquiries of students and staff
- Scheduling, copying, faxing, data entry, filing, and maintaining department calendars
- Coordinate, track, and report Time and Effort for staff
Skills on Resume:
- Policy and Regulation Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
- Onboarding and Separation Procedures (Hard Skills)
- Student File Management (Hard Skills)
- Fiscal Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Travel Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Event and Meeting Coordination (Soft Skills)
6. Education Program Specialist, Northern Lights Education Center, Anchorage, AK
Job Summary:
- Collaborating with the International Education Programs Coordinator, defining the yearly strategy and the content of OIP’s international learning programs & projects
- Managing and running activities throughout the academic calendar in collaboration with parties within the university and in the ecosystem.
- Designing and constantly developing the content of international learning programs & projects.
- Managing the administrative parts of learning programs/ projects (i.e. logistical arrangements, budget management, reporting etc.)
- Taking part in the organization of the various types of programs such as custom-made programs, short-term international programs and joint short-term programs with partner institutions
- Creating and following up on learning programs’ annual budget.
- International project development
- Assisting in finding partners for University and private sector collaborated Social innovation projects
- Involving Koç University in international projects that are run by international partners & running administrative aspects of these projects
- Train work-study students on front office procedures
- Manage Workforce Education's student loan item program (laptops and calculators)
Skills on Resume:
- International Program Strategy (Soft Skills)
- Event Management (Hard Skills)
- Program Design (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Management (Hard Skills)
- Program Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Project Development (Hard Skills)
- Partner Collaboration (Soft Skills)