Supervisory Intervention Specialist

Intervention Specialist

Benefits and Salary:
The salary for this position is $55,000-$60,000 per 10-month school year + $5,000 sign on bonus. This is inclusive of additional compensation for days worked during our extended school year. At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.

Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off, including summers and school holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care, plus comprehensive fertility and IVF support
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

Education:

Minimum Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree preferred.

Licensure:
Valid Ohio Intervention Specialist Teaching License for Supervisory Intervention Specialist. Valid Non-Tax Teaching Certificate for Supervisory Teacher. Current appropriate Ohio Department of Education license for area of specialty.

Skills/

Competencies:

• Sensitivity in relating to persons of varying backgrounds and demonstrate ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths, aptitudes and abilities.
• Pass Safety Care Core Curriculum by passing the written exam, attending the full duration of training, participating and passing the required role plays, and demonstrating the full competencies up to and including the Two-Person Stability Hold required.
• Focus for Learning:
  The teacher makes use of high-quality student data as well as plans and implements lessons that intentionally make clear connections to prior and future learning.
• Knowledge of Students:
  The teacher's instructional plan reflects the student's developmental needs and abilities. These may include prior learning, strengths, individual talents, backgrounds, skills, language proficiency and interests.
• Lesson Delivery:
  The teacher effectively communicates with students, consistently monitors student understanding, and facilitates learning in a student-centered format by implementing instructional strategies, pacing and resources that are differentiated to make the lesson accessible for all students, while supporting the various learning needs of individual students.
• Classroom Environment:
  The teacher creates a positive climate of openness, respect and care. Further, the teacher anticipates and effectively addresses needs related to student's sense of wellbeing. When appropriate, the teacher includes the greater interdisciplinary team and/or community resources to ensure student success.
• Assessment of Student Learning:
  The teacher intentionally and strategically selects, develops and uses multiple tools to measure targeted student learning objectives, anticipate learning obstacles, and modify instruction when necessary to meet individual student needs. The teacher shares evidence of student learning with colleagues, parents and students to collaboratively plan instruction to meet individual student needs.
• Professional Responsibilities:
  The teacher effectively uses multiple effective and appropriate communication and engagement with families and colleagues. The teacher follows Agency and School policies and procedures both in and outside of the assigned classroom.

Monarch School for Autism at Bellefaire JCB is looking for a full-time Intervention Specialist to work at Monarch School, which serves students ages 3 through 21 with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This person should be caring, creative and passionate about making a difference in the lives of children.

The Intervention Specialist will work within an interdisciplinary team that includes Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Behavior Specialists, Associate Teachers, Art Therapists, Music Therapist, Recreational Therapist, and Horticulture Therapist. The Monarch School offers small classroom sizes (approximately 5 to 8 students per classroom), a cohesive Academic Department (with 25 Intervention Specialists), and access to an abundant supply of technology, curriculum and assessments, provide an exceptional work environment.

Classroom teams are intentionally small, so students can receive one-on-one and small group instruction, within the confines of Monarch's visual language immersion teaching Model. The Model combines concept-driven language instruction with visual supports, technology and…