Intervention Specialist

About The Team

ACCEL Schools is seeking highly qualified Intervention Specialists at Western Toledo Preparatory Academy at Spring Meadows in Toledo, Ohio. The campus is a public charter school for EK-8th grade students offering a well-rounded, college prep education. This is a satellite campus of the award-winning Western Toledo Preparatory Academy, part of ACCEL Schools, an established network of public charter schools serving K-12 students since 2014.

About the Opportunity

The Intervention Specialist supports the educational and behavioral goals of all students, with a focus on those with an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Key responsibilities include:

• Working cooperatively with classroom teachers, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students, assisting in classroom intervention strategies, modifying general education curricular as necessary, and assisting the student with regular class assignments.
• Conducting diagnostic assessments for instruction.
• Conducting functional behavior assessments.
• Writing and implementing behavior improvement plans.
• Facilitating IEP meetings and writing IEP goals and objectives.
• Relentlessly working to meet all goals related to student achievement and culture as well as state-specific achievement goals.
• Utilizing research-based best practices in daily planning and instruction.
• Integrating culturally responsive teaching practices into daily lessons and interactions with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Serving as an advisor for a designated set of students.
• Communicating regularly with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child.
• Participating in the planning and implementation of non-instructional activities such as social events and field trips.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

About You

Requirements include:

• A current state license.
• Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards.
• Experience working in a full-room inclusion type model or Co-Teaching in a Resource Room model.
• A high level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on frequent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring.
• High-quality written and verbal communication skills.
• A high proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• The ability to work independently and contribute to a team.
• The ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks (FBI/BCI).
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

ACCEL Schools is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.