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INTERVENTION SPECIALIST - MLK ES - SCSD EMPLOYEES ONLY

Employer
Schenectady City School District
Location
Schenectady, NY, US
Salary
Competitive

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About Schenectady City Schools

With a population of nearly 10,000 students, the Schenectady City School District is one of the largest in the Capital Region. With an incredibly diverse population we are committed to ensuring that all children feel valued, are safe and will learn. We place the highest priority on a culture of equity, ensuring that race, economics, and disability are never predictors of student achievement. Every child in our district counts and will be supported each step of the way, along the path to graduation.

Intervention Specialist Role

This position reports to the building principal in a midsize urban school district located in the Capital region of Upstate New York. The intervention specialist will design and implement tailored strategies designed to promote intellectual, social and emotional growth for all students identified for intervention. The intervention specialist will be skillful in diagnosing and prescribing interventions to support tier 1, 2 and 3 instruction. The intervention specialist will work with general and special education teachers to modify instructional practices that enhance the current educational program. This position requires a high degree of self-awareness, ability to collaborate with others and navigate complex systems.

Intervention Specialist Expectations
  • Use data to assist teachers in identifying children who need additional supports;
  • Assist teachers in developing and implementing classroom-based, developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions for children, in order to enhance their acquisition of social, emotional and cognitive skills;
  • Develop and use instructional and behavioral support tools that can be replicated school-wide;
  • Design collaborative systems to support the sharing of practices school-wide.
Intervention Specialist Key Qualities
  • Demonstrates a clear understanding that ALL students can learn;
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders including families, teachers, paras, principals, coordinators, coaches and community members for student success;
  • Ability to analyze student data, diagnose area of need for intervention and specific skill/strategy teaching, prescribe intervention and progress monitor intervention;
  • Ability to plan, implement and monitor interventions using a culturally responsive and equity based approach to teaching and learning;
  • Ability to navigate assessments, data, and School Based Support Teams;
  • Communicates with external wrap-around service providers when applicable to ensure consistency and congruency in supports when needed.
The Schenectady City School District is committed to hiring members of protected classes and residents of the City of Schenectady. For more information on the District's recruitment and hiring plan, please contact the Human Resources Office at 881-2000 ext. 40133. The Schenectady City School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race or gender. This policy is in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Regulations and By-Laws of the Board of Education of the Schenectady City School District.

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