Intervention Specialist @ NHS

Newark City Schools; Newark (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Newark City Schools in Newark, OH seeks an Intervention Specialist – Mild-Moderate at Newark High School for the 2026-2027 school year. The successful candidate will hold Ohio licensure with SLD/CD validation or an Intervention Specialist: Mild-Moderate certification, and will address social and emotional needs, identify individual student needs, and complete IEPs and ETRs to stay compliant.

You will differentiate instruction, use data to plan targeted learning, collaborate with parents, special

Qualifications

• Valid Ohio license/certificate with SLD/CD validation or Intervention Specialist: Mild-Moderate.
• Awareness of social and emotional needs of students.
• Ability to identify individual student needs.
• Complete IEPs and ETRs to remain compliant.
• Differentiate instruction effectively.
• Use student data to tailor learning plans and monitor progress.
• Serve students with a variety of handicapping conditions in intervention/inclusion settings.
• Plan and implement behavior management strategies.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Collaborate with parents, staff, students, and community agencies.
• Be objective, flexible, and understand students with disabilities.
• Participate in professional development related to education of students with disabilities.
• Acceptable to Building Principal and district leadership.

Skills

Differentiated instruction

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Collaboration with staff and parents

Data-driven instruction

Education

Ohio license: SLD/CD or Mild-Moderate

Job description

Position: Intervention Specialist – Mild - Moderate at Newark High School

Requested by: Tom Bowman Approved by: Barbara Quackenbush Qualifications/Requirements:

Applicant must:

• Possess a valid Ohio Education of the Handicapped Licensed/Certificate with SLD, CD validation (candidates with multiple special education validations preferred) or Intervention Specialist: Mild-Moderate
• Be aware of the social and emotional needs of each individual student
• Demonstrate the ability to identify individual student needs
• Complete all IEPs and ETRs to remain compliant
• Creatively develop and implement integrated and functional activities to teach the contact standards
• Effectively differentiate instruction
• Efficiently use student data to determine individual needs, develop targeted learning plans, and monitor ongoing progress
• Serve students with a variety of handicapping conditions as well as at-risk students within an intervention or inclusion setting
• Effectively plan, design and implement a variety of behavior management strategies
• Possess strong communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with parents, special and regular education staff, students, related service personnel and community agencies in the delivery of services to students with disabilities
• Be objective, flexible, and have an understanding of students with disabilities.
• Participate in department, building and district professional development opportunities relating to the education of students with disabilities
• Be acceptable to the Building Principal, Director of Student Services & Assistant Superintendent of Certificated/Licensed Personnel

Effective Starting Date: 2026-2027 school year