Intervention Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We believe every learner deserves a safe place to grow. At New Story Schools, teams unite academics and therapeutic supports to help students ages 5–21 build skills for life. If collaboration, compassion, and data-informed practice drive you, join us. 

As an Intervention Specialist at New Story Schools, you will create structured, engaging, and individualized learning experiences that help students build essential academic, social, and behavioral skills. You will guide a small classroom environment, deliver instruction aligned with each student’s IEP, and collaborate closely with families and multidisciplinary teams to support meaningful growth. This role will not include shared classrooms which allows you to truly know your students and run a predictable, structured classroom.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in special education or a related field

• Valid Ohio Intervention Specialist License or Alternative Resident Educator License

• Experience developing and implementing IEPs

• Strong collaboration and communication skills with families and school teams

• Dedication to inclusive, student-centered instruction and behavioral support

• Comfortable with challenging behaviors and openness to learning support strategies

What You’ll Do

• Lead a small manageable and self-contained 6 student classroom and provide individualized, hands-on daily instruction

• Work alongside RBTs serving as paraprofessionals who understand ABA and data collection.

• Collaborate with Board Certified Behavior Analysts, plus have access to a designated Occupational Therapist and a Speech Language Pathologist integrated into programming.

• Plan and teach lessons aligned with each student’s IEP goals

• Assess academic, behavioral, and social growth and adjust instruction using data

• Partner with families, support staff, and service providers to coordinate student support

• Maintain clear documentation to support compliance and progress monitoring

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Enjoy both paid time off and extra paid school breaks (for select roles), plus paid holidays

• Wellness perks including gym discounts, mindfulness apps, and prescription savings

• Tuition reimbursement, career development programs, and leadership training

• 401(k) retirement savings with a 4% company match and immediate vesting

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Free Employee Assistance Program with confidential counseling, life coaching, and mental health resources

• Life insurance, disability coverage, and Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions at no cost to you

New Story Schools is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact us at View email address on ziprecruiter.com.