Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? If so, we invite you to consider joining our team. The Wood County Educational Service Center is partnering with Wood Lane School for a full-time Intervention Specialist for the 25/26 school year. This crucial role will work with students with moderate to intensive needs in a classroom at Wood Lane School, shaping their educational journey and future.

Wood Lane School - Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities (WCBDD). Wood Lane School is located at 1921 E Gypsy Lane in Bowling Green, Ohio.

About us

The Wood County Educational Service Center is an educational agency in Bowling Green, OH, which works with schools throughout Wood County. We are a supportive employer and offer opportunities for professional growth and fulfillment.

The position offers a family-friendly schedule, a positive work environment, and all the benefits of a public school job. These benefits include a competitive salary, health insurance, paid personal and sick leave, and participation in a state retirement system.

Qualifications:

Valid Driver's License
Appropriate State of Ohio Intervention Specialist License
Two years of experience serving students with significant disabilities is preferred.
Must have or be willing to obtain CPR and First Aid Certification (provided by WCBDD)
Demonstrates a sincere desire to educate complex learners.
Must be able to lift, carry, and move individuals receiving services safely according to in-service training unless reasonable accommodation has been made.

General Description:

Your primary responsibility will be to develop and implement an educational program for up to 6/8 school-age students with significant, complex learning needs (multiple disabilities and/or autism). The age level of the classroom will be determined by student referrals and needs and could range from 5 to 21.

Essential Functions:

Maintain records as required by district, WCESC, and WCBDD policy; maintain professional ethics.
Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships, including cooperating and collaborating with other classroom teachers and administration.
Exhibits professional responsibility and growth.
Follows Positive Support Guidelines as appropriate and per the policy of the WCBDD.
Maintains a close cooperative relationship with the family of each child.
Develops teaching materials, instructional methods, and lesson plans each day that indicate the implementation of Ohio's Learning Standards—Extended.
Demonstrate subject matter knowledge and connect content to life experiences and pre-vocational/vocational opportunities.
Manages and engages multiple paraprofessional staff in the support of assigned students.
Collects data on student goals and behavior regularly and reports successes and concerns with the family through daily sheets, parent/guardian communications, progress reports, and student meetings.
Works collaboratively with home school districts to coordinate and complete the required Special Education records and paperwork.
Assist in selecting textbooks, equipment, and other instructional materials essential for student success and fiscally responsible.
Attend county and faculty meetings as adopted in the Wood County Educational Service Center calendar unless excused by the Educational Coordinator.
Attend quarterly WCBDD agency trainings and weekly school staff meetings.

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