Intervention Specialist, Education ​/ Teaching

Job Details

Job : 5671288

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories: Special Education >
Mild/Moderate Disabilities

At Licking Heights Local Schools, our commitment to student success drives everything we do. We believe in providing equitable, personalized learning experiences focused on building character skills and achieving academic excellence. Our comprehensive framework, addressing milestones from kindergarten readiness to college and career competencies, ensures that every student thrives academically, socially, and emotionally. We are dedicated to creating a positive school culture where students can explore their talents through extracurricular activities, fostering well‑rounded and socially responsible citizens.

• Passion for education and student well‑being.
• Effective mentoring and guidance for students.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Continuous learning and professional development.
• Forward‑thinking planning and strategic decision‑making.
• Openness to two‑way communication and community engagement.

To participate as a member of the instructional team and to direct learning activities of students in the attainment of subject, school and system objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in education from an accredited college or university or equivalent.
• Holds/maintains required ODEW credentials, Mild‑Moderate/Moderate‑Severe License.
• Act according to the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators.
• Maintain a record free of criminal violations that prohibit public school employment.
• Active listening, collaboration with stakeholders, creative problem solving, and good time management skills.
• PK teacher requires dual licensure for Special
  
  Education requirements:
  
  Intervention Specialist & PK‑3.

• Develop and manage individualized learning strategies for students with disabilities and document student progress to gauge the efficacy of interventions.
• Advance academic performance using behavior modification, guided instruction, and peer group accountability.
• Align teaching strategies with the learning styles of students and implement evidence‑based instructional strategies that produce quantifiable benefits within well‑defined time frames.
• Assist with Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and develop Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP) that target and change undesirable behaviors.
• Develop lesson plans consistent with state learning standards and district curriculum goals.
• Ensure student lists, lesson plans, and teaching materials are readily available for substitutes.
• Help students acquire appropriate functional skills (communication, self‑regulation, socialization, etc.).
• Help students develop educational goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time‑based (SMART) and monitor progress toward the goals.
• Implement developmentally and cognitively appropriate extensions of classroom instruction (e.g., environmental and instructional accommodations, push‑in/pull‑out support, etc.).
• Maintain effective document and records management systems, prepare timely files, monitor reporting deadlines, and comply with district records retention and disposal policies.
• Participate in the Evaluation Team Report (ETR) process and parent/student conferences.
• Prepare and implement legally compliant Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Identify current levels of performance, short‑term objectives, annual goals, service duration, evaluation procedures, etc. within the timelines outlined by ODEW.
• Proctor mandated testing activities and uphold test security procedures.
• Provide a highly structured learning environment.
• Provide leadership for the advancement of best practices and academic standards and implement initiatives that support continuous improvement in student participation and achievement.
• Schedule regular meetings to address concerns related to caseload responsibilities.
• Use comprehensive assessments to obtain objective student data, plan services relevant to needs, and support student access to inclusive…