What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intervention Specialist position at Menlo Park Academy?
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Job Description:
Menlo Park Academy is seeking an Intervention Specialist for the 2023-2024 school year to facilitate the education of twice-exceptional students with the development, implementation, and evaluation of special education Individual Education Plans. Successful candidate will appreciate the complexities involved with a student who is gifted and also has a special need or disability and be passionate about students' learning needs.
Why Menlo?
MPA is a public school that nurtures gifted children through an exemplary program and rewarding experiences which develop the whole child and is consistently ranked as one of the highest schools in Ohio. We offer a curriculum as unique as our 600 students who hail from over 40 different school districts in the Northeast Ohio area with innovative acceleration and differentiation options. MPA has consistently received high ratings by the Ohio Department of Education and is a regular recipient of the “Auditor of State Award”. As MPA grew, we moved into a newly renovated flexible space learning educational facility in the fall of 2017.
Qualifications:
- Valid Ohio teaching certificate or license, as issued by the Ohio State Department of Education
- Ability to provide work cooperatively with other professional staff
- Ability to maintain collaborative relationships and communicate effectively with teachers, administrators, staff, parents and community members.
- Reading endorsement preferred
Responsibilities:
- Be an active member of the school's meetings relative to special education
- Keep abreast of current IDEA rules and regulations
- Use proper forms for the IDEA and IEP processes and ensure appropriate deadlines for each
- Prepare thorough, well-written, and reflection Individual Education Plans (IEP's) ,
- Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team,
- Participate in parent/teacher conferences
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person