Intervention Specialist

Teaching at the School of Opportunity is a rewarding experience Our school offers children with disabilities aged five through twenty-one comprehensive educational services structured to meet the academic, vocational, social, physical, and emotional needs of the student. Classrooms are capped at 8 students, and each room has two full-time aides with additional 1-on-1 aides as needed.

Programing is designed to maximize each child's level of functioning in all areas of development, to strengthen access to community support and to promote self-advocacy in our students and their families. As a teacher at the School of Opportunity you will join a team dedicated to the mission of improving lives to those with disabilities.

Teachers are responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe classroom environment conducive to learning.

Job duties include collaborating with team members to develop IEPs, designing programming and writing lesson plans based on concepts adapted from the general education curriculum, evaluating, assessing, and documenting student performance, completing ETR reports, alternate assessments, and other reports as needed. This position will also supervise, direct, train and evaluate teacher assistants.

The successful candidate will support a positive culture and will collaborate with intervention specialists and other team members to create programing designed to address IEP goals, incorporate specialized curricular needs, and improve student skills in communication, self-confidence, socialization, functional living, vocational abilities, leisure pursuits, and community access.

Education and Experience:

· Bachelor's degree in education or special education.

· Knowledge or experience with Behavioral Support Strategies or Child Development or current trend of education for children with disabilities.

· One year of experience teaching Special Education or Child Development-preferred

· Experience or training on how to safely move individuals or objects.

· American Sign language.

License/Certification:

· State of Ohio Department of Education Intervention Specialist License or equivalent or ability to obtain a temporary.

· State of Ohio passenger vehicle drivers' license and minimum liability auto insurance coverage.

· CPR/First Aid

Job Type: Full- Time, 35 hours/week, school year/ No weekends, No summers

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40, $71,806.00 per year

Benefits:

• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings