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special education needs specialist at UNRWA:
- Provide assistance to school principals, school support teams and teachers to assess, screen, identify and support students with social/emotional, behavioral, physical, sensory and learning difficulties.
- Provide assistance to the schools to refer the detected cases to therapeutical consultations where needed.
- Contribute to implementation of UNRWA inclusive education policy, strategy and toolkit.
  - Prepare a plan for monthly visits in all the schools in their assigned area.
- Support in the assessment of the teachers’ needs with regard to detection, management and referral of SEN children, and design and implement professional development training accordingly.

- Assist teachers to plan, differentiate, enrich, adapt and use a wide range of classroom material to support students with special needs.
- Coordinate with school counsellors, Education specialists and the health tutors in the areas to support SEN students.
- Support the teachers and the Learning Support Program team to prepare individual education plans (IEP) to differentiate appropriate activities for SEN pupils in relation to the curriculum.
- Coordinate with kindergartens for the early detection of SEN students who will enrol in grade 1.
- Coordinate with the social workers (RSS Department) to raise awareness and follow up the cases with parents.
- Support the Education Program to coordinate with NGOs and specialists for diagnostic and therapeutic consultations needs.
- Disseminate good practice in SEN across schools.
- Collect information on the SEN students, on a monthly basis, on
the database.
- Support in the tracking of the cases, and prepare reports on SEN children’s progress.
- Meeting inclusive education focal point, education involved staff
and consultants to discuss the task objectives and requirements.
- Interpreting the needs of the teachers/children/parents and develop a plan of intervention to suit the purpose.

Notre Dame University - Zouk

Department of Humanities Major: Education (children with special needs)
Graduated Fall 2015