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Educational Interventionist
Job Title: Educational Interventionist Contract Days: 10.5 months
Reports To: Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Start Date: August 1st
Classification: Exempt End Date: May 30th
*consistent schedule between August 1st-May 31st; varied schedule during month of June
ABOUT BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL
Brookside Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school serving Pre-K through 8th-grade students in Kansas City Public School (KCPS) boundaries. We focus on rigorous academics, leadership skills, and the whole child to prepare students for success beyond our doors. Our caring community of well-trained and supported staff members, engaged families, and supportive community partners empowers students to be leaders of their tomorrow. We are committed to diversity, culturally relevant teaching and learning, family and community engagement, restorative practices, and social and emotional learning.
POSITION SUMMARY & PURPOSE
The Educational Interventionist will provide support to the instructional process by implementing intervention strategies and student success academically. The Educational Interventionist will focus on individual and group professional learning that will emphasize and assist student learning; assessment of student progress; and advancement of Brookside Charter School mission, vision, and values.
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, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties and responsibilities described herein are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, as necessitated by business demands.
School Culture
- Embrace and advance the mission and vision of Brookside Charter School to maximize students’ opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.
- Embody and demonstrate maturity, integrity, professionalism, self-improvement, motivation, and excellence.
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to provide a safe environment for students.
- Exhibit professionalism in all situations and ensure that classroom practices align to district policies and school procedures (8.3)
- Build and maintain relationships with teachers, administrators, and students’ families with an eye toward working cooperatively to help students meet academic and other goals. (8.3)
Curriculum and Instruction
- Monitor the progress of students and identify students with learning needs (7.4)
- Plan and implement researched-based instructional practices that result in increased student performance. (4.2)
- Guide the learning process toward the achievement of clear learning goals and communicate these goals to students. (3.3)
- Employ a variety of instructional techniques, including media, consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved. (4.2)
- Create positive relationships with students, teachers and administrators. (9.1)
- Confer with and seek assistance from teachers, parents and school administrators regarding possible interventions for students who need additional support. (7.6)
- Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, school policy, and administrative regulation. (8.3)
- Be available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms. (8.3)
- React to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned.
MINIMUM AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
*All requirements listed below are required unless otherwise designated as “preferred.”
Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred.
- Missouri Teaching Certificate or eligible for certification.
Experience
- Experience teaching in an urban school environment preferred.
- Experience teaching historically underachieving students with a record of positive academic improvement preferred.
Skills and Traits
- Proficiency in Google Suite.
- Candidate will be a passionate advocate for students and Brookside Charter’s mission.
- Candidate will have a deep internal passion for ensuring that students meet and exceed academic standards regardless of socioeconomic status, race, previous academic performance, or other challenges.
- Candidate must have a desire to work in an urban school environment with the purpose of closing the achievement gap.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- This position may require sitting, standing, and walking for intermittent periods, as well as moderate dexterity in operating standard office equipment (e.g., computer, printer, copier).
- This position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
We’re committed to providing best-in-class benefits to our teachers and staff. Elements of Brookside Charter School’s benefits package include competitive pay, subsidized health insurance, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, and paid time off.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY
Brookside Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, and promote for all jobs on the basis of merit, qualifications, skills and competence. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status. Brookside Charter School will fully comply with all employment-related and other laws. All employment decisions will be made solely on the basis of the individual's qualifications as related to the requirement of the position being filled.
Read more about Brookside Charter School’s teaching approach, and community on our website.
