MUST HAVE ACTIVE INTERVENTION SPECIALIST LICENSE
Founded in 1958, Abilities First Foundation empowers children and families living with differing abilities to discover and fulfill their unique potential within their communities. Are you adaptable, compassionate, empathetic, supportive, and trustworthy? If so, join our talented team, where we inspire children to be lifelong learners and encourage staff to grow! Through our play-based curriculum, our affectionate and loving staff ensure that our children are imparted with the knowledge to succeed.
Our Teachers….
· Are caring, compassionate and love what they do!
· Ensure the daily care of every child by following all licensing guidelines and implementing all company standards
· Help maintain a fun and interactive classroom that is clean and organized
· Receive support from their leadership family with room for advancement and continued education
· Are rewarded with hugs and smiles from children
POSITION SUMMARY
To provide specially designed instruction that aligns with each student’s Individual Education Plan intervention goals, to Preschool through 2ndGrade students on the Autism Spectrum attending the Autism Learning Center. Works collaboratively with teachers, therapists and other related service providers to develop objective, measurable goals and determine appropriate accommodations for individualized student education programs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Meets and ensures Intervention IEP minutes are met with students in a classroom or 1:1 setting.
2. Writes IEP goals in coordination with each student’s local school district and with input from parents, teachers, therapists and other related service providers. Provides specific input to local districts to ensure that IEP is appropriate and is amended per ODE process as needed.
3. Completes ETR assessments and reports as needed, coordinating with the student’s home district.
4. Completes quarterly progress reports, in line with ODE and OASP standards.
5. Supervises Teachers and Instructional Assistants/Aides in the classroom, per required IEP minutes and in line with the Ohio Autism Scholarship Program requirements.
6. Coordinates, plans and attends whenever possible, IEP and ETR meetings with local school districts.
7. Completes all required paperwork including assessments, data collection, progress notes, and prepares reports and presentations as needed.
8. Develops and maintains effective relationships with all stakeholders, including parents, other team members and special education personnel, focusing on exceeding customer expectations of the services provided.
9. Coordinates the scheduling of routine, or as needed meetings with parents, team members and others, participating as appropriate to ensure that communications provided to the parents and other involved personnel about programming goals, classroom activities, progress, strategies used, and specific concerns are accurate and consistent with the team’s subjective and objective findings.
10. Attends inservices and seminars for professional growth and presents the information as appropriate. Maintains appropriate professional licensure requirements as IS
11. Leads and/or participates in meetings, committees and agency events to promote continuous improvement and Abilities First in the community.
12. Performs other duties deemed necessary by the Director of Autism Learning Center or Executive Director.
MUST HAVE ACTIVE INTERVENTION SPECIALIST LICENSE
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Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Grade school specialties:
- 1st grade
- Kindergarten
- Pre-Kindergarten
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person