Intervention Specialist / Special Education Teacher - IDEA Valley View College Prep and IDEA Price Hill College Prep (Immediate Opening)

Role Mission: IDEA Special Education Teachers / Intervention Specialists are responsible for the achievement and support of students identified as having exceptionalities and learning differences. Intervention Specialists develop individualized plans and work with students who have a wide range of learning, cognitive, emotional, and physical disabilities. They provide in-class support for various subjects, such as reading, writing, and math, to students with outlined service minutes support. Informed by the needs of students and the accommodations and supports outlined in each respective IEP, IDEA Intervention Specialists create the crucial bridge between home and school for our exceptional students and their families.

What We Offer

Compensation: 

• The starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience is $51,500, with increased compensation commensurate with experience and advanced degree attainment. This role is eligible for various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500-$4,000 each. For more information about our compensation and total rewards, visit our compensation and benefits page.
• Additional hourly compensation is provided for leading approved after-school tutoring or Saturday school if applicable.

Other Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

• Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to​ 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and an optional 403(b) plan. Teachers in the State of Ohio participate in the State Teacher Retirement System (STRS). More information about STRS can be found here: https://www.strsoh.org. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What You Bring -- Competencies

Qualifications:

• High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work-experience
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution required
• Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting strongly preferred 
• Licenses or Certifications: Existing Ohio professional Intervention Specialist certification required

Knowledge and Skills:

• Expert-level knowledge of core academic subject(s) assigned
• Knowledge of pedagogical best practices, curriculum, and instruction
• Strong ability to build student engagement and manage student behavior through positive reinforcement, restorative practices, and least invasive techniques
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment

What You’ll Do -- Accountabilities

• Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students.
• Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for a caseload of students
• Implement IEPs, assess students’ performance, and track their progress
• Update IEPs throughout the school year to reflect students’ progress and goals
• Assess students’ skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans
• Teach small groups consisting of students that are academically at risk in reading and/or math to include students in general education, 504, response-to-intervention, Special Education and Emergent Bilingual students.
• Provide dyslexia instruction as the PDI (Provider of Dyslexia Instruction)
• Collect and analyze student data in order to make effective decisions to maximize achievement
• Discuss student’s progress with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators
• Prepare and help students transition from grade to grade and after graduation
• Implement state learning standards and IDEA curricula and assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations
• Receive and respond professionally to feedback aligned to the Guideposts for Excellent Teaching, IDEA’s rubric defining best practices related to lesson preparation and execution, culture, responsiveness to student data, and professionalism beyond the classroom
• Maintain a “Common Board” configuration that highlights key components of your daily lesson(s)
• Implement formative and summative assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjust content plans accordingly, and update gradebook weekly
• Communicate students’ progress with students and families on a weekly basis
• Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work-related tasks
• Execute classroom-level implementation of the school’s clear and consistent behavior management system that develops students’ character and sense of community in the classroom
• Lead the classroom-level implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, identifying and documenting student learning and conduct needs, documenting evidence-based interventions, analyzing student data, and collaborating with the school-level MTSS Team to support students’ growth and development.
• Report student learning trends via school-level mechanisms including: Exit Ticket Trackers, Data Huddles, Data Boards, and Student Work Analysis Meetings.
• Help shape and support a school-wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify
• Participate in weekly 30-minute manager check-ins (with Principal or Assistant Principal), grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, weekly professional development and school-wide meetings and functions
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development
• Lead parent-teacher conferences during designated times that may include additional after-school time commitments
• Support student health and nutrition by tracking compliance with classroom participation in IDEA Greater Cincinnati’s universal “Supper” and breakfast programs, as applicable
• Expect a minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week
• Additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday school opportunities based on the needs of our scholars (with the opportunity to earn additional compensation). Teachers are encouraged to volunteer at two student engagement and two student recruitment events annually.

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics: 

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college  
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results in previous academic and professional endeavors
• Demonstrates a desire to be held to high professional expectations and is committed to ongoing professional growth
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly 
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes 
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change 
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization 
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships to achieve outcomes 
• Believes teaching is not just a “job” but a profession and vocation
• Holds ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students 

About IDEA Public Schools 

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.   

IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, and Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.    

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

Staff Experience 

At IDEA the Staff Experience Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.  Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here! 

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