Elementary School Specialized Learning Center Teacher; Intervention Specialist

Elementary School Specialized Learning Center Teacher (Intervention Specialist)
Job Description

MARION CITY SCHOOLS

September 22, 2026

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Anticipated Opening for 2026-27 School Year

Title:

Elementary School Specialized Learning Center Teacher (Intervention Specialist)

Department:

Certified

Responsible To:

Educational assistants (para-professionals)/volunteers/student teachers

Qualifications:

Certificate, license, or other legal credential required.

Degree(s) required in area of major study.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Terms of Employment:

Contract, salary, and benefits per negotiated agreement.

Ranges from 48,375 to 89,584

Job Goal:

To provide each student with disabilities a program that will enable the student to reach his or her fullest physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioral potential.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Provides a basic core program and academic curriculum for students with disabilities consistent with the state educational code requirements.
• Works cooperatively with classroom teachers who have students with disabilities in general education classes, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students to the entire staff and assisting the student with regular class assignments.
• Confers frequently with parents and professional staff members regarding the educational, social, and personal problems of such students.
• Assists other professional staff members in resolving the unique psychological or disciplinary needs of each student.
• Assists screening, evaluating, and recommending placements of applicants in the school’s program for students with disabilities.
• Assists students with disabilities in making realistic assessments of their abilities and in establishing educational and occupational goals in keeping with these abilities.
• Takes responsibility for professional growth and development.
• Demonstrates a focus for student learning, creating individualized Education Programs (IEP’s) with appropriate learning objectives that include measurable goal(s) for student learning aligned with the Ohio standards and individual students’ needs.
• Supports the learning needs of students, through a variety of strategies, materials, and/or pacing that make learning accessible and challenging for each student.
• Maintains positive rapport with students and demonstrates respect for and interest in all students.
• Provides substantive, specific, and timely feedback of student progress to students, families, and other school personnel while maintaining confidentially.
• Uses effective communication strategies with students and families and works effectively with colleagues to examine problems of practice, analyze student work, and identify targeted strategies.
• Meets ethical and professional responsibilities with integrity and honesty. The teacher models and upholds district policies and state and federal regulations.
• Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Modifies traditional education curriculum to meet each child’s needs.
• Uses various teaching methods to promote learning, including intensive individualized instruction, problem-solving assignments, and small group work.
• Ensures appropriate accommodations are available in class and when a student needs to take a test.
• Develops an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each student.
• Develops transition plan outlining specific steps to prepare students for middle school or high school or a job or postsecondary study.
• Reviews the IEP with the student’s parents, school administrators, and the student’s general education teachers.
• Inform…