Title: Middle School Intervention Specialist
Department: Education
Building/Facility: West Middle School
Reports to: School Principal and Secondary Exceptional Needs Administrator
Employment Status: Regular/Full-Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Description: The Middle/High School Intervention Specialist plans, implements, and assesses individualized student intervention services. Candidate will plan and facilitate reading groups according to IEP goals.
Minimum - Valid state department of education license/certificate appropriate for the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Adheres to the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators.
• Complies with drug-free workplace rules, board policies, and administrative guidelines/procedures.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts personal responsibility for decisions/conduct.
• Exhibits consistent, resourceful decision-making skills. Interprets information accurately.
• Evaluates options thoroughly and develops reasonable solutions to resolve issues.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Meets all mandated health screening requirements.

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Knowledge of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and implementation of interventions and diagnostic testing and screening.

SKILLS

• Skilled in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Skilled in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Skilled in managing one’s own time and the time of others.

ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Ability to create a safe and respectful classroom while maintaining high-interest levels in the classroom.
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Ability to adapt and respond to changing situations and environments, as well as the needs of each individual student.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education.
• Valid Ohio teaching certification.
• Proper certification in the designated subject area.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

This job description summary does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. This job description is subject to change in response to funding variables, emerging technologies, improved operating procedures, productivity factors, and unforeseen events.
The Teays Valley Local School District is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.