Intervention Specialist - Gifted Education Facilitator

Intervention Specialist - Gifted Education Facilitator

Gifted Education and Programming in Douglas County School District is a collaborative model with general education teachers, support specialists, and administrators working as a team to identify, plan for, and serve gifted learners. Works with students, families, staff, school leaders, and community partners to identify student needs and provide direct and indirect support for gifted learners to reach their potential.

Education requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Education, M.Ed. and/or Endorsement in Gifted Education preferred. Must be able and willing to obtain other certifications required.

Certifications:

Endorsement - Gifted Education - Colorado Department of Education;
Teaching License - Colorado Department of Education.

• Occasional lifting of 5 to 10 pounds
• Frequent sitting and standing
• Occasional bending and squatting

• Recognize learning and developmental differences of students with gifts and talents, promote ongoing self‑understanding, awareness of their needs, and cognitive and affective growth in school, home and community settings.
• Provide information and strategies to advocate for and support learning and developmental differences of students with gifts and talents.
• Promote ongoing self‑understanding and self‑awareness for students with gifts and talents.
• Collaborate with gifted students, staff, administrators, and parents/families to develop understanding of cognitive, academic, and affective needs.
• Facilitate and maintain accountability for implementation of all rules and regulations pursuant to the ECEA for gifted education at a school/site.
• Facilitate the Gifted Identification Process at the school/site.
• Facilitate the creation and maintenance of Advanced Learning Plans (ALPs) for all identified gifted learners at the site.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Collaborate/consult with teachers and staff to design and implement instruction based on formal and informal assessments.
• Collaborate/consult to differentiate instruction by teaching higher‑level thinking, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Identify and share learning resources that support higher‑level thinking skills.
• Use appropriate assessment information in instructional planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Advise, encourage, and support gifted students to help ensure achievement and growth.
• Provide targeted and intensive interventions for identified gifted learners through collaboration and co‑teaching using evidence‑based instructional methods and curriculum resources.
• Participate in, develop, and facilitate continuing professional development to address specific needs of gifted education.

Regular position, part‑time, 20 hours per week (FTE 0.50). Salary: $56,366.00 USD – $ USD annual, Hard to Hire schedule.

This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life and accidental death insurance, short and long‑term disability, critical illness, employee assistance program, voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.

Paid sick and personal time.

Mountain View Primary.