Intervention Specialist (k-12) Job Description:
The job description listed below is for the role of the Intervention Specialist to follow. These are main points as such details can be added or deleted and are likely to be modified as needed.
In fulfilling these responsibilities, this individual will model behavior that supports TLS mission of “to serve, with excellence, children with autism and related special needs, in their natural environment. To educate the whole child through a multi-disciplinary approach that meets each child’s individual needs and facilitates the highest level of success”.
The Intervention Specialist is expected to:
- Supervises and instructs students with moderate, severe and profound developmental disabilities in order to provide basic skill development in the areas of:
- domestic skills
- leisure skills
- community
- vocational skills
- Carries out all aspects of professional responsibility as designated in the school’s administrative guidelines
- Provides direction for the assistants and volunteers assigned
- Provides training in a wide variety of community based settings which may require using public transportation or driving a county vehicle
- Participates as a member of the transdisciplinary team working with other professional staff in assessing, developing, implementing, evaluating and modifying the Individual Educational Plans for assigned students as required by, but not limited to, community training plans, lunch/snack programs, adaptive equipment programs, computer programs, routine medical procedures and systematic instruction plans
- Plans, develops and implements written daily lesson plans for assigned students in order to meet the objectives as established on the students’ Individual Educational Plan
- Plans, reviews and selects instructional materials for use in the assigned classroom
- Maintains a classroom environment which is conducive to learning and free of health and safety hazards
- Performs student assessments
- assesses developmental levels of students by formal and informal methods in order to obtain evaluative data
- observes and confers with parents and significant others in order to collect information relative to the assessment process and to the Individual Educational Plan
- Develops, implements and modifies Individual Educational Plan for each student
- Interacts and communicates with paraprofessional and other staff working with classroom students
- Prepares and maintains written records and reports as required on, but not limited to, student attendance, assessments, program objectives and progress data for regular evaluations and for revision of Individual Educational Plans
- Provides consultation services with parents, guardians and/or significant others to ensure comprehension of classroom objectives and to promote generalization of same in the home environment
- Participates in and/or provides staff training programs
- Reads professional literature and attends seminars, academic classes or workshops to enhance professional knowledge and skills in areas such as, but not limited to:
- behavior modification
- systematic training
- counseling
- normalization
- instruction and/or curriculum development
- Attends and participates in staff meetings to obtain and provide information
- Reads professional literature and attends seminars, academic classes or workshops to enhance professional knowledge and skills in areas such as, but not limited to:
- Maintains licensure and requirements up to date
- May perform delegated nursing tasks and/or procedures
Completes a background check upon hire and when expired ∙ Performs other related duties as assigned
Pay: $48,000- $50,000 a year
Job Type:
Full-time during the school year months
Schedule:
8 hour shift Monday to Friday 8am-4pm
Education:
Bachelor’s (Preferred)
Experience:
Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification: Teaching Certification (Required)
Benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance (employee only)
- Student Loan Assistance
- 401 k
- 401 k Matching
- Aflac
- Flexible Spending Account
Willingness to travel: 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: One location