Job Description:

The Comprehensive Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Intervention Specialist will work directly with students and school based teams to provide general education tier III academic and/or behavioral interventions. The CEIS Intervention Specialist is a member of a multi-disciplinary team working to reduce the disproportionality of students referred for special education services. The CEIS Intervention Specialist brings a unique perspective to the team specifically as it relates to provision of interventions within the general education classroom.

Please note: This is a 12 month/240 day position

Qualifications:

Education: Master's Degree

Certificates & Licenses: Valid Virginia Department of Education Postgraduate Professional license with an endorsement in General Education; Special Education; School Counseling; School Social Work or School Psychology with a preference for an additional endorsement in Administration and Supervision and/or BCBA Certification.

Experience: At least 8 years of experience as a Teacher, Counselor, Social Worker, Psychologist, Administrator or Coordinator.

Key Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge and skills in behavioral strategies and evidence based interventions for children and adolescents.
• Extensive knowledge and skills in academic strategies and evidence based interventions for children and adolescents.
• Extensive knowledge and skills in application of evidence-based strategies to enhance social skill development and emotion regulation within the school setting.

Essential Functions

• Works directly with students to provide preventative strategies and interventions related to emotional and behavioral challenges and/or academic deficits;
• Provides ongoing support to school teams to resolve student behavioral challenges;
• Supports staff in the development and collection of data for MTSS plans; .
• Supports staff in interpreting the data to make recommendations on identified areas of need;.
• Assists and supports building and division staff and parents in the development, implementation and monitoring of MTSS functional behavior assessments (FBA) and student support plans (SSP);
• Effectively communicates and maintains collaborative relationships with all stakeholders involved on a school-based team;
• Maintains knowledge of applicable laws and regulations at the federal, state and local level; and
• Collects and reviews student specific CEIS data for state and division reporting of outcomes.

Clearances:

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.

Public Health Compliance

• Must follow safety and health protocols.

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