Intervention Specialist
About The Position
ACCEL Schools is seeking an Intervention Specialist at Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School in Cleveland, Ohio. The role supports educational and behavioral goals for all students, with a focus on students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and helps create a rigorous, nurturing classroom environment that prioritizes learning and social-emotional development. The school is a public charter school offering continuous EK–12 college-preparatory education. The Intervention Specialist works cooperatively with classroom teachers to interpret students’ abilities and disabilities, support classroom intervention strategies, modify general education curricula as needed, and help students with regular class assignments. The role also includes conducting assessments, developing and implementing behavior plans, facilitating IEP meetings, setting student goals, advising students, and communicating with families. The specialist uses research-based practices and culturally responsive teaching while contributing to student achievement and school culture goals.
Requirements
- Current state license.
- Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards.
- Experience working in a full-room inclusion model or co-teaching in a Resource Room model.
- Comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment involving frequent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring.
- High-quality written and verbal communication skills.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word and Outlook.
- Excellent organization and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and contribute to a team.
- Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks (FBI/BCI).
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a multicultural setting.
Responsibilities
- Work cooperatively with classroom teachers to interpret students’ abilities and disabilities, assist with classroom intervention strategies, modify general education curricula as necessary, and assist students with regular class assignments.
- Conduct diagnostic assessments for instruction.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments.
- Write and implement behavior improvement plans.
- Facilitate IEP meetings and write IEP goals and objectives.
- Work toward student achievement and school-culture goals, including state-specific achievement goals.
- Use research-based best practices in daily planning and instruction.
- Integrate culturally responsive teaching practices into daily lessons and interactions with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Serve as advisor for a designated set of students.
- Communicate regularly with families about students’ academic and social-emotional growth.
- Participate in planning and implementation of non-instructional activities such as social events and field trips.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Retirement contributions.
- Optional basic life and AD&D insurance.
- Voluntary life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
- Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Voluntary short-term disability insurance.
- Voluntary long-term disability insurance.
- Career advancement opportunities throughout ACCEL Schools and its network of education professionals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
