Closing Date: 10th May, 2024
Description:
Job Duties:About Us:
A Government Entity is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio's 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities, advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning, creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences, and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn.
As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, A Government Entity and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.
What You'll Do:
Serves as an unclassified employee pursuant to O.R.C. Section 3301.13 and performs the following educational and/or research duties:
On behalf of the Office for Exceptional Children (OEC) ensures compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and state regulations through the formal complaint process:
Performs other duties as assigned:
What's in it for you:
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website (https://careers.ohio.gov/why-work-for-state-of-ohio)! Our benefits package includes:
- Advises on IDEA formal complaints and credible allegations within the applicable federal timeline;
- Ensures formal and neutral complaint, allegations, and investigation processes are followed;
- Provides technical assistance to parties regarding the process, develops and reviews various complaint letters, and credible allegations letters;
- Reviews and advises on the sufficiency of complaints and on areas of concerns regarding IDEA compliance;
- Reviews a letter of allegation, including issues based on the original complaint, and provides legal conclusions and citation;
- Reviews letter of findings including restating issues from the letter of allegations, facts pertinent to each issue, finding of a violation or non-violation, and provide legal citations;
- Reviews letters of areas of concerns or credible allegations and provide legal citations;
- Negotiates, drafts, and monitors corrective action plans if there is noncompliance;
- Reviews and drafts letters that analyze special education facts and provides legal conclusions and citations;
- Collaborates with Associate Administrator and Assistant Administrator on letters regarding special education facts and legal conclusions and citations.
- Provides technical assistance to district administrators, advocates, attorneys, parents, and organizations regarding the dispute resolution process and IDEA;
- Responds to inquiries regarding the dispute resolution processes and IDEA;
- Makes presentations to State agencies, committees, parents, school districts, and other groups on a variety of special education topics.
- Collaborates with the other sections of the Office for Exceptional Children and other offices within DEW regarding compliance and monitoring, policies and procedures, and other issues related to services for students with disabilities.
Performs other duties as assigned:
- Participates and organizes statewide meetings for administrators, teachers, and parents of children with disabilities;
- Conducts workshops and makes presentations.
What's in it for you:
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website (https://careers.ohio.gov/why-work-for-state-of-ohio)! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage
Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period (https://careers.ohio.gov/why-work-for-state-of-ohio/healthcare/01-health-care). Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period (https://careers.ohio.gov/why-work-for-state-of-ohio/healthcare/01-health-care). Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance
Employee Development Funds
The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth/Adoption leave
The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website (https://www.opers.org/) for more information.
OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website (https://www.opers.org/) for more information.
Deferred Compensation
The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website (https://www.ohio457.org/) for more information.
Qualifications:
Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Section 4705.01 of Revised Code; 12 mos. exp. as licensed attorney; 6 mos. exp. in employee training & development.
Preferred Qualifications:
Job Skills: Attorney/Legal
The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website (https://www.ohio457.org/) for more information.
Qualifications:
Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Section 4705.01 of Revised Code; 12 mos. exp. as licensed attorney; 6 mos. exp. in employee training & development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills
- Systems thinker with creativity and strong problem-solving skills
- Investigative experience
Job Skills: Attorney/Legal
