Teacher, Intervention Specialist (Aut/MD/LI)

Cleveland Metropolitan School District•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Intervention Specialist teaches students using the Board of Education’s adopted course of study and other appropriate learning activities. The role adapts curriculum, materials, and teaching methods to provide relevant, sequential, and individualized instruction, including individual, small-group, or remedial support. The teacher fosters independent thinking, original expression, positive classroom behavior, and students’ personal, social, and emotional growth through hands-on learning and curriculum integration. The position also involves identifying student needs, collaborating with professional staff to address health, attitude, and learning concerns, communicating student progress to parents and other concerned individuals, supervising students during assigned out-of-classroom activities, and administering or monitoring group tests. The teacher participates in curriculum development and professional growth, works with an administrator on evaluation methods, and seeks family, community, corporate, and industry involvement in students’ education.

Requirements

Valid Ohio teaching certificate in the appropriate subject area.
Must be Highly Qualified in the appropriate subject area.
Evidence of exemplary classroom teaching experience.
Special commitment to helping urban students succeed, including students in schools representing varied socioeconomic levels and racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with administrators, teachers, parents, and community or corporate groups.
Ability to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Willingness to spend the additional time needed to meet the challenges, objectives, and purposes of the school effectively.
Warm, caring, hardworking disposition dedicated to human growth and development.

Responsibilities

Teach skills using the Board of Education’s adopted course of study and other appropriate learning activities.
Instruct pupils in subject matter specified by state law and district administrative regulations and procedures.
Adapt materials and methods to develop relevant, sequential assignments that guide and challenge pupils.
Adapt the curriculum to provide individual, small-group, or remedial instruction based on individual pupil needs.
Encourage pupils to think independently and express original ideas.
Establish and maintain pupil behavior standards that support an orderly, productive classroom environment.
Identify pupil needs and cooperate with professional staff to assess and help pupils address health, attitude, and learning problems.
Communicate with parents and other concerned individuals about pupil progress.
Supervise pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
Administer or monitor group tests.
Participate in curriculum and other developmental programs.
Maintain professional competence through district-provided in-service education and self-selected professional growth activities.
Cooperate with the appropriate administrator to develop an evaluation method consistent with district guidelines.
Seek involvement from parents, corporations, industry, and the community in the education of youth.
Perform other classroom teacher duties while integrating curriculum and hands-on learning to support positive personal, social, and emotional self-improvement outcomes.