Reading Interventionist

Duluth Edison Charter School is hiring an Interventionist for our Raleigh Academy.  We are dedicated to the achievement of academic and personal excellence for every student.  Join our team today!

Minnesota Teacher’s License Required 

Job Title: ReadingInterventionist, Grades K-4

Department: Raleigh Academy

FLSA Status: Exempt
 

Summary

An Interventionist at Duluth Edison Charter School (DECS) is committed to academic and personal excellence for every student. Interventionists will understand what it means to be a lifelong learner and participate in ongoing professional development, goal setting, learning, and reflection in each school year. The Interventionists main goal is to provide quality, consistent tier two interventions to identified students below grade level in the identified subject area utilizing the identified research-based curriculums. They will be responsible for using a variety of instructional strategies to meet student’s instructional needs.   Interventionists administer a variety of student assessments, communicate student progress with parents, monitor individual student progress and provide data to administrative staff.
  

Key Position Specific Roles & Responsibilities:

• Utilize appropriate curriculum and interventions with fidelity

• Collaborate with administrators, house team, classroom teachers and parents

• Creates and works toward ongoing communication with parents in a variety of forms 

• Provide support for classroom teachers in the subject area through assigned small group intervention

• Assess children for entry into intervention, or per MTSS team request, and provide ongoing assessment within lessons

• Uses formative and summative assessment data to inform instruction

• Administers MAP, MCA and other assigned assessments as relevant to his or her area of teaching 

• Analyzes classroom data to inform his or her teaching and small group instruction 

• Complete progress monitoring of students to determine effectiveness of intervention and needed next steps

• Participates in and contributes to student planning and problem solving conferences.  Collaborates with other professionals/stakeholders working with the student.  

• Implements any planned and documented interventions.

• Provide quarterly reports to parents and attend quarterly conferences for students served

• Maintain and update student files

• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school.  

• Utilize our Infinite Campus system and enter grades in a timely fashion

• Writes, implements and evaluates his or her own professional development plans 

• Collaborates with house teams on curriculum, planning and student needs, attends house and staff meetings; attends and participates in professional development trainings

• Teaches rules of conduct; models the behavior expected of students; maintains order in the classroom and on the playground.

• Creates and manages a PBIS based learning environment that enables students to feel safe, be creative and develop excellence 

• Integrates technology into their teaching and professional activities

• Implements school and district policies and procedures 

• Maintains familiarity with and be prepared to implement current district and building Emergency Procedures.

• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information, adheres to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations, (and HIPAA if this position requires).

• Demonstrates familiarity with policies of the Duluth Public Schools District and state and federal regulations pertaining to education.

• Participates on committees and special projects and other related duties as assigned.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with course work in education or related area.

• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience permitting one to obtain licensure as a teacher by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common journals, reports, and education related documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or concerns from students, caregivers, regulatory agencies, or members of the school community.  Ability to write lesson plans and other materials that conform to commonly accepted style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to students, caregivers, management, and colleagues.

Mathematical Skills

The ability to analyze and understand data represented multiple ways (charts, graphs, etc.); identify trends or ‘root causes’ in data; and calculate with percentages.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Google Docs and a strong background in instructional technology platforms.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Minnesota Teacher’s License appropriate for the particular grades or subject matter assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.