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Missouri State University

Autism Resource Specialist- Remote Kansas City Region

🇺🇸 Remote - Kansas City, Missouri 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $54K 💻 Learning & Development 🗓️ November 9th, 2026
LMS K-12 Adult Education

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring an Autism Resource Specialist- Remote Kansas City Region. The role is part of Project ACCESS in the College of Education and helps public-school personnel improve the educational progress of students with autism through consultations, professional development, and resources. The specialist serves the Kansas City region and northwest Missouri, working with teachers, administrators, related service providers, and para-educators.

Highlights
  • Consult with school personnel and train school-based teams in assessing students who show autism spectrum disorder characteristics to determine eligibility for special education services.
  • Provide professional development for teachers, administrators, related service providers, and para-educators in public schools.
  • Create written, graphic, and multimedia resources for school use, and help school teams establish autism programs, including designing the school environment and developing Individualized Education Plans.
  • Promote research-supported, evidence-based autism interventions in programming and behavior support plans.
  • Master's degree in education, special education, psychology, applied behavior analysis, communication sciences and disorders, occupational therapy, or physical therapy.
  • At least five years of experience working with individuals with autism, including assessment, programming, and support, plus at least two years in an educational setting.
  • Comfort with technology tools such as learning management systems, instructional design and video editing software, survey software, and cloud storage, along with knowledge of strategies for teaching adult learners.
  • Occasional statewide travel with overnight stays for conferences, workshops, and on-site consultation in public schools.
  • Remote role for candidates who live in Missouri in or near the Kansas City region; the position is grant funded, and continuation depends on continued funding.
  • Salary of $54,160 per year.