McClure Middle School - Intervener - 1.0FTE

Overview of Position

An intervener is a staff position designated to provide direct support to a student with deaf-blindness under the supervision of a certificated special education teacher for all or part of the instructional day as determined by the student's Individual Educational Plan (IEP).

Essential Functions

• Becoming proficient in students' individual communication methods and strategies
• Accompanying and supporting the student during community-based instruction and leisure activities during the school day
• Providing personal care support (including toileting and feed support) to the student as needed
• Providing specially designed instruction under the direction the student's special education teacher
• Coinciding with the teacher in the monitoring of supplies and equipment for the deafblind student
• Aiding the teacher in preparing instructional and supplementary materials for the deafblind student
• Participating in the assessment of the student and in the preparation of IEPs, progress reports, behavior plans, data collection, and other documentation for program monitoring
• Attending building and department staff meetings and in-service workshops as requested

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Functional knowledge of subject matter
• Must be able to relate effectively with students, parents, district staff, and the public in a multicultural community
• Maintain confidentiality of information and records
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Maintain composure in stressful situations; be flexible; recognize and adjust to different cultural backgrounds
• Comfortable working in close physical proximity to students while frequently using touch to communicate with and instruct students who are primarily tactile learners
• Show ability to exercise good judgment, cooperation, tact, and discretion in dealing with the student, family, and others
• Show interest in developing additional knowledge and skills
• Follows team decisions, established policies and procedures, and designated lines of communication and authority

Reporting Relationships

Reports to the assigned building Principal for site-based activities, and to a Special Education Program Manager or Supervisor. The Principal and Special Education Manager or Supervisor will jointly work with the intervener for professional goal setting and evaluation.

Working Conditions

• Required to work in a school setting, including participation in community activities
• Required to work with a wide range of student performance and behavior, dependent about each student's level of academic and communication skills
• Required to lift, sit, stand, walk, reach, bend, and squat to work with, move, and/or reposition students
• Potentially exposed to ordinary infectious diseases carried by students
• May occasionally or regularly deal with distraught or difficult students
• May be required to change soiled clothing and may be exposed to student bodily fluids and serious infectious diseases carried by students

Education

• Completion of an Associate’s degree or completion of two (2) years of college, or seventy-two (72) quarter or forty-eight (48) semester credits AND one (1) year of related work experience with students with sensory impairments

Licenses/Special Requirements

• Certification by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., and/or National Association of the Deaf Certification is desirable, but not required
• Valid State of Washington Driver’s License or evidence of equivalent mobility

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