What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reading Interventionist position at Butler Academy?
Please note: As part of your application, please provide a cover letter that gives insight to your expertise, availability, and why you are the perfect match for BA! Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
At Butler Academy, or BA for short, we’re committed to building something extraordinary, and we won’t settle for anything less than the most talented, innovative, passionate, and committed support staff and educators we can find. Our goal is to find staff members who are committed to closing the achievement gap by supporting our teachers, scholars, and families; and making BA a dynamic learning environment where every child is genuinely embraced and uplifted.
Role Description:
Interventionists at BA are primarily responsible for providing supplemental intervention services, in small group settings, to students who are experiencing academic challenges. Other duties and responsibilities include:
- Work with individual students or small groups of students to provide educational interventions and progress monitoring.
- Set performance goals for individual students based upon assessment data, and evaluate student progress.
- Develop lessons which target the specific needs of identified students.
- Provide high quality general education instruction to students who need focused, short term intervention in reading, writing and/or mathematics.
- Develop and follow an intervention schedule for identified students based on campus needs.
- Maintain records of interventions and progress monitoring to ensure process fidelity
- Meet with teachers to ensure that lessons for the targeted students are aligned with the classroom curriculum.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Key skills and attributes for the Math or Reading Interventionist include:
- Enthusiasm and commitment toward the job and our school mission
- A high level of professionalism, warmth, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to be proactive and take initiative
- Create and execute engaging, rigorous. and developmentally appropriate instruction for scholars.
- Cultivate a positive and inclusive classroom environment that will engage students in learning, promote creativity, and foster academic development.
- Provide appropriate modifications and accommodations in accordance with student IEPs.
- Receive and implement consistent feedback and coaching from school leaders.
- Hold students accountable to BA standards and expectations
- Evidence of well-developed emotional intelligence and empathy
Background and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 2 years of teaching experience, preferably with a diverse population that has included underserved minorities.
- Teaching licensure/certification, or willingness to obtain, preferred
- Demonstrated content knowledge
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28,000.00 - $42,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $28,000 - $42,000
