Full-time Intervention Specialist Portage County Capstone Academy is an Educational Service Center ESC of Northeast Ohio program located within a residential facility. The educational program provides services for medically-fragile students with profound multiple disabilities in grades K-12 ages 3-22.
Capstone Academy is seeking a qualified candidate for a full-time Intervention Specialist position for the 2026-2027 school year. This position is for a self-contained specialized classroom serving students with profound multiple disabilities and complex medical conditions. Candidates must possess a valid Intervention Specialist K-12 license through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
Main Duties:
• Develop effective student educational experiences that engage and stimulate student learning, including lesson plans based on the Ohio Learning Standards - Extended OLS-E. • Teach lessons based on the OLS-E standards. • Vary instructional techniques to address diverse student learning styles. • Provide Specially Designed Instruction SDI as per each students IEP. • Support students in the development of communication, adaptive functioning, cognitive, and motor skills. • Prepare and implement Individualized Education Plans IEP. • Facilitate IEP meetings. • Maintain complete and accurate records and documentation. • Evaluate the academic needs of students. • Use formal and informal assessment strategies to monitor student learning and progress. • Write Progress Reports every 9-weeks based on student IEP data. • Complete job-related trainings, e.g., blood borne pathogens safety drills. These will be provided by Capstone Academy and the residential facility.
Qualifications:
• Secure and maintain appropriate Ohio Department of Education and Workforce license. • Clear FBI and BCI Background checks. • Maintain a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment. • Participate and pass where applicable in all required trainings, including but not limited to First Aid, CPR, Crisis Intervention, Blood Borne Pathogens, and others deemed appropriate for the position. • Comply with drug-free workplace rules and board policies. • Embody high ethical standards and integrity. • Accept responsibility for decisions and conduct. • Adhere to Educational Service Center ESC Governing Board policies, administrative guidelines, staff handbook policies of assigned worksite, and to the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators. • Promote the proper use, care, and security of Educational Service Center ESC property. • Report misconduct, vandalism, equipment malfunctions, and other concerns. • Exhibit consistent impartial and resourceful critical-thinking skills. • Proficient in office protocols, data entry, spelling, proofreading, and the correct use of grammar. • Demonstrate dependability, flexibility, and react productively to interruptions. • Give thorough attention to detail and effective customer service. • Maintain an acceptable attendance record. • Report suspected child abuse and/or neglect to supervisor and/or civil authorities as required by law. • Cross-train with other staff, participate in meetings, and attend professional development in-services. • Maintain confidentiality of information relating to students. • Perform other specific job-related duties as required.
Working Conditions:
• Risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens, bodily fluids, and/or communicable diseases. • Risk of exposure to air-borne particulates, chemical irritants, combustible materials, electrical hazards, equipment vibrations, noises, and odors. • Exposure to wet or slippery surfaces. • Balancing, bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, and standing. • Lifting, carrying, and moving work-related supplies and/or equipment. • Must have ability to occasionally move up to 50 lbs. • Operate and/or ride in a vehicle. • Work at various heights in confined spaces and/or in variable, diminished lighting.