<p>Position Type:</p> <p>Special Education/Intervention Specialist (Mild/Moderate)</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>4/30/2025</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Merwin Elementary</p> <p>Date Available:</p> <p>2025-2026</p> <p>Closing Date:</p> <p>05/04/2025</p> <p>District:</p> <p>&nbsp West Clermont Schools&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>Intervention Specialist - LINK program Merwin Elementary</p> <p>2025-2026 school year</p> <p>Link Program Overview: A program to support students who have difficulties in the areas of verbal/nonverbal communication, social interaction skills, adjusting to environmental changes/changes in routines, transitions between activities, behavioral challenges and challenges with the general curriculum (including social and emotional development). These students often may have unusual responses to sensory experiences and engage in repetitive activities/stereotyped movements. This program focuses on strengthening functional communication, social interaction, flexibility to changes, and using sensory strategies to self-regulate. Students may still participate in the general education setting for parts of the day when appropriate, as determined by the IEP team.</p> <p>Link Program Features: Students are supported by program staff who participate in ongoing professional development in positive behavior principles, methods of structured teaching, functional communication, sensory needs/supports, and crisis prevention/intervention. Students have access to a highly structured environment with increased visual supports, consistent schedules and routines, and support to transition through daily activities. Services are provided using a team approach.</p> <p>Attachment(s):</p> <ul> <li>Special Education Unit Teacher Job Description.pdf </li></ul>