IEM Schools Education Specialist – Employment Information

Thank you for your interest in our school! We are happy you were able to interview with us

today. We know your next question is, now what happens next, and what specifically would be required of me if I am offered and accept a position with your school? This page was prepared to

answer some of those questions for you. Once again, thanks for your interest in our school

and for meeting with us today! We appreciate your time.

Employment Process Steps after the initial interview:

1. When the interviews are all completed and an ES is needed based on student enrollment, ES candidates will be selected.

2. After an applicant is selected as a candidate for the position of Education Specialist, the IEM Personnel office mails out an employment packet to the selected candidate.

3. Non-selected candidates will also receive a notification letter in the mail.

4. Upon acceptance of the job offer, the selected applicant completes the employment packet forms and submits a livescan receipt and all other required documentation listed on the Certificated Index for a clearance to work at the Charter School.

5. The time required for the Department of Justice to complete a criminal background search generally varies from 1 to 4 weeks. Upon receipt of the clearance, the new ES can be assigned students and begin work (if training is also completed—see #6).

6. Education Specialist training will begin as soon as the applicant is selected. The selected ES applicant will be contacted by the ES Training staff with information as to how to begin this required ES training, and the specific deadlines that must be met in order to move from an ES Candidate to a school employee. Training is individual and can be completed as quickly as you wish, but we expect that Phase 1 will be completed within 2 weeks of being contacted by the ES Training department. If you will not be available to work for us that soon, please contact the ES Training department with the date you will be able to begin training. While in the training process, the ES candidate is not considered an official school employee, and your training time is not compensated in any way. Completing any part of the ES training does not guarantee school employment.

7. An ES Advisor will be assigned to the ES candidate to answer educational questions that may arise during training or after. During the summer, the Summer Advisor on duty will be available to all ESs.

8. After successful completion of both ES training and clearance from Personnel, students may be assigned to the new Education Specialist and school employment officially begins on the first school day a student is enrolled with the school and the ES.

9. All ES employment is considered “at will” employment. At-will employment may be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time by the employee or the School. No employee of this School has any authority to enter into an agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make an agreement for employment on other than at-will terms.

ES Definitions:

ES Candidates: An ES Candidate is not a Charter School employee. No ES candidate is guaranteed employment by the Charter School. ES Candidates agree to prepare for the potential ES position and train on their own time. The school offers support and guidance to ES Candidates, but candidates are not school employees and are not paid for any service until they have an official hire date.

ES Hire Date: An ES is classified as being "hired" and "employed" by the school on the first day the first student assigned to the ES is attending an official day of school on the school calendar. Prior to that date, an ES candidate is not an employee of the school. No promises will be made to any ES concerning continued employment with the school or the number of students they will be assigned to serve. Having a school hire date in no way invalidates “at will” employment.

To Do Right Now:

Please review all of the documents located at http://www.ieminc.org/handbook/esjob/IEMesemployinfo2008.htm that relate to the ES Job responsibilities for the current school year. Let us know if you have any questions before signing that you have reviewed all of these documents on the "ES Preferences Selection" form you were emailed at the end of your interview and asked to sign and return to the school. The School Co-Director’s reserve the right to revise these documents at any time it may become necessary or they may deem it appropriate.