High School Special Education Teacher

ODLS High School Special Education Teacher

The Interventionist works with the "At-Risk" student population to provide remediation to support academic goals to increase growth in these areas.

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 8-4 or as defined by the school.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Modifies and/or adapts the K12 curriculum in alignment with the state's content standards to meet the unique needs of each student;
• Collaborates with general education teachers to meet the goals of the targeted students through individualized and small group sessions;
• Educates parents on various instructional strategies;
• Ensures the implementation of the MTSS instructional system to increase student achievement;
• Oversees data collection and progress monitoring at every tier;
  Uses data to help teachers plan whole and small group instruction; provides guidance to teachers on identifying and grouping students who need additional help;
• Collects and maintains all MTSS data (lists of eligible students, intervention plans).
• Serves as a daily resource to school administrators, school leadership teams, and other stakeholders regarding MTSS issues.
• Collaborates with Family Academic Support Liaisons (FASL), homeroom teachers, advisors, counselors, and additional district personnel to coordinate and track Tier 3 interventions.
• Provides ongoing training and support to school/district staff regarding MTSS and the implementation of the MTSS and data collection procedures.
• Supports teachers in documenting student progress;
• Works with the special education team to facilitate eligibility for special education;

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

• Bachelor's degree AND
• One (1) year of classroom experience OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, presentation skills, and the ability to work without direct supervision
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel);
  Web proficiency
• Flexible schedule with ability to travel up to 10% of the time for meetings
• Ability to pass required background check

• Experience working with "At Risk" students.
• Reading Endorsement

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual with some required travel for professional development and for testing