What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intervention Specialist - Akron Area - Part Time position at PSI?
Overview
Are you ready to make a difference? While all students have had their routines interrupted in the past few years, special education students, along with their parents and educators, have faced uniquely complicated challenges during the pandemic. This has only heightened the need for an accessible care solution for students with learning, physical, and thinking differences.
psi has an opening for a qualified Intervention Specialist in the Akron area. This position is currently 21 hours per week. We are seeking an Intervention Specialist to help serve children who have educational and developmental needs. The position is effective beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.
At psi, we are focused on providing quality and consistent services in order to create wonderful opportunities for our students. psi offers high quality, flexible and unique programs. For over 40 years, we have been the largest educational provider in the Midwest.
Responsibilities
Your mission as an Intervention Specialist is to deliver high-quality and dynamic instruction across educational settings while providing a fun and rewarding learning experience.
Essential Functions
- Deliver dynamic, engaging,, and enjoyable lessons to our students.
- Conduct appropriate individual evaluations of students referred.
- Continually assess students' needs and adjust intervention strategies in accordance with their progress.
- Maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to learning.
- Participate in staff meetings, professional development courses, and other internal or psi led meetings.
- Effectively communicate with school administrators and other staff members regarding students, site, instruction, or any issues that impact the performance of the class.
- Develop and provide personalized IEP and ISP suggestions to enhance children's abilities across settings
Qualifications
Experience
- Working with special needs students (1 year)
License/Certification
- Intervention Specialist license issued by ODE (required)
Education
- Bachelor’s degree (required)
If you are interested in learning more about this position, please forward your resume to careers@psi.com and one of our recruiters will contact you. Together, we can raise the power of education!
PSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the philosophy, intent and commitment of PSI to adhere to a policy of equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status or mental or physical disability or any other status protected by law.
