Special Education Intervention Specialist (Grades K-8)
INTERVENTION SPECIALIST
Students are thriving and our schools are transforming the school experience across Cleveland because intergenerational learning is part of everything we do, multiage classrooms of teachers and learners lead our schools, small class size allows relationships to flourish, we teach and learn in a workshop setting, and social emotional learning is at the heart of all we do!
Essential Duties + Responsibilities
- Support of the school's mission, vision, core values, goals and policies
- Interact and communicate respectfully with all stakeholders.
- Establish a culture of high expectations and compassion for all children.
- Follow the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators and the Ohio Standards of the Teaching Profession
- Ability to create and sometimes co-create curriculum with colleagues aligned to IEP goals while maintaining rigor.
- Design developmentally appropriate lesson plans that reflect observations and goals of individual children
- Deliver instruction to identified students in the classroom, intervention room, in small group or 1-on-1 as needed to meet IEP goals.
- Allot time with each student based on IEP's Specifically Designed Services and learning goals.
- Ensure the success of each student through clear, consistent record-keeping and timely, specific individual feedback.
- Proactively communicate with school leadership when students are not making the expected progress.
- Assist with designing intervention and monitoring response to intervention for students who are struggling, but not identified for special education services.
- Share best practices with teachers to improve individualized student learning to best meet the needs of each student.
- Develop behavior plans for students whose behavior interferes with their or others’ learning and monitor progress.
- Facilitate testing accommodations for all state and local assessment.
- Engage regularly in professional learning opportunities to better instruction.
- Maintain consistent, reliable, dependable attendance and a professional attitude.
- Devote full attention and time to teaching responsibilities and such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Skills + Mindsets
- Passionate about urban education and our mission
- Intense desire to understand students and design individualized instruction.
- Believe ALL students can learn.
- Commitment to use data to drive instruction.
- Willingness to learn to teach a multi-age/grade classroom using a workshop model.
- Sees value in teaching and learning in an intergenerational environment (multi-age, community members, etc.)
- Dedicated to culturally responsive teaching practices.
- Receptive to feedback and desire to continuously learn and grow professionally.
- Personable and able to build strong relationships with all stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in education or equivalent experience
- Ohio Intervention Specialist K-12 License or another teacher licensure and willing to work towards an alternative license.
- Experience working in schools or with students.
- Satisfies the BCI and FBI background checks.
Benefits + Salary
- Starting Salary Range: $42,500 - $44,000 (with licensure)
- Comprehensive Healthcare and HSA
- State Retirement STRS
- Professional Learning includes coaching and tuition assistance.
- Employee Assistance Program
Equal Opportunity Employment: The Intergenerational Schools are equal opportunity employers. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political affiliation or beliefs, special need or disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor with regard to hiring, assignment, compensation, advancement, layoff or other terms or conditions of employment, and The Schools do not allow reprisal or retaliation for any prior civil rights activity.