Licensed Intervention Specialists (K-12)

Licensed Intervention Specialists (K-8)

Location: Bridgeway Academy in Columbus, OH

Description: Bridgeway Academy is seeking Licensed Intervention Specialists to provide instruction, care, supervision and appropriate educational/developmental programming and/or instruction for students in K-12th grade classrooms with disabilities, especially autism spectrum disorder.

Responsibilities include: Assisting with day to day classroom activities and needs as directed by the Lead Teacher to include tracking behavior, educational, and IEP data and assisting with writing IEP or other behavior or education goals and objectives. Will write daily lesson plans for assigned content or developmental areas to include writing appropriate adaptions and modifications for lesson plans, adjusting for individual student strengths, deficits and ability levels. They will provide a safe, clean, creative and structured learning environment that promotes educational and developmental progress in both neuro-typical and identified students. They will facilitate the teaching and implementation of appropriate lesson plans and programs to assigned students and of assigned content areas. They will implement and develop behavioral strategies to encourage the success of students in the classroom and will communicate regularly with the team regarding Behavior Assessments and or Behavior Support Plans (BSP’s). They will attend IEP and parent conferences when necessary and provide appropriate daily/weekly and quarterly communication to parents and school districts regarding the student’s activities, progress and behavior.

The successful candidate will enjoy working in a collaborative/team classroom setting and will have strong interpersonal and computer skills. They will have effective communication with appropriate verbal, non-verbal, written and listening skills. Candidates will have experience in and an understanding of the field of Autism, education and ABA. Candidates must be familiar with HIPAA and have the ability to maintain confidential information regarding students.

Minimum Qualifications: An Intervention Specialist Degree is preferred for K-12th classrooms and will have general knowledge of content areas, curriculum, and developmental milestones for assigned classroom age groups.