INTERVENTION SPECIALIST- SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Who We Are:
The Springfield City School District, home to The John Legend Theatre, is seeking a Intervention Specialist at Springfield High School for the 2023-2024 school year.  We are a nationally ranked Division I District serving approximately 7,500 Pre-K through grade 12 students, in a vibrant learning community of 17 state of the art buildings in west-central Ohio.  The Springfield City School District values the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of our student body, faculty and staff.  Our academic and extracurricular aim is to ensure social and emotional learning growth for students with a wealth of opportunity, including a 1:1 initiative and the YouMedia Center, which is a digital learning lab offering students activities such as 3-D printing, graphic design, and videography.  We are Wildcats! 

As a Intervention Specialist you are required to:

• Possesses or have applied for an Intervention Specialist license or have the ability to obtain a supplemental license as an Intervention Specialist issued by the Ohio Department of Education. 
• Ability to lead professional development of school-wide restorative practices
• Be flexible in your work schedule and be willing to attend/participate in professional development sessions
• Be willing to serve on teams
• Have the ability to relate to and teach students with diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrate enthusiasm in your role

• The ability to effectively differentiate instruction
• Accurately analyze data to plan instruction that is aligned to the common core State Standards
• Be able to effectively manage and instruct whole and small groups
• Have experience with writing standards-based IEPs
•  Use research based pedagogy with excellent background knowledge of all content standards
• Developing lesson plans and instructional materials and providing individualized and small group instruction to meet the needs of each student.
• Actively engaging at-risk students in the learning process; planning and using appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students.
• Recognizing the needs of individual students and the entire group and offering support and flexibility as needed.
• Working as part of a cooperative and diverse team of educators and administrators to carry out the goals of our District.
• Utilizing technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process.
• Participating in professional development activities that are aligned with district and building goals, assigned subject content and the varied needs of students.

What We Offer:
As a contracted employee, Intervention Specialists work 183 days per year and 7.25 hours per day.