Teacher ; Special Education - Intervention Specialist

Responsibilities

Works under direction and requires considerable knowledge of teacher education to provide individualized instruction to Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS), Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility (CJCF) Ralph Starsky High School students in special education in assigned subject area and/or pre-career-tech subjects, self-help, leisure time alternatives, physical education, socialization skills, and environmental awareness. Tasks include assessing educational needs of youth, developing lesson plans to address those needs, providing instruction in academic or career-tech subjects, administering, scoring and interpreting examinations and proficiency indicators, maintaining discipline, and counseling students concerning performance, behavior and/or personal problems.

Also teaches youth on patient living and tracks and records educational information for American Corrections Association (ACA) audits.

• Small class sizes (6-8 students)
• Students are an average of 16-18 years old
• Comprehensive paid training will be provided to the selected candidate
• Intersession leave – 40 days off per year; 186 student days
• Additional personal and sick leave
• No study hall/lunch supervisory responsibilities

Must meet eligibility requirements for Teacher/License appropriate for learning disabilities/behavioral disorders; or severe behavioral handicapped; or multi-handicapped; or developmentally handicapped; or current valid Ohio teaching license in mild/moderate, intervention specialist or moderate/intensive intervention specialist pursuant to OAC  appropriate for those with learning disabilities and behavioral disorders and grade level to be assigned. Teacher 3, 71213, must also have a master’s degree but less than a Master’s Degree and thirty (30) additional post-graduate quarter hours.

Non-degreed career-tech teachers shall be moved to the Master’s Schedule after obtaining the requirement per OEA agreement.

Note:

Applicant must successfully obtain Teacher Certificate or License prior to employment.

Job

Skills:

Education

Organization

Youth Services - Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility

Agency Contact Name and Information

Cally Gilliland, cally.gillilando.gov

Primary Location Circleville, Ohio

Compensation $61,000 to $103,000

Schedule Full-time

Work Hours 7 am - 3 pm

Agency Overview

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio s future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio and is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by Ohio s county juvenile courts.