25/26 Academic Intervention Specialist

REPORTS TO

Principal

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

SUPERVISES

No

JOB FAMILY

Academic Instruction

FTE

1.0

WORK CALENDAR

197

GRADE

197 Certified Salary Schedule

APPROVED

07/17/2013

REVISED

11/08/2024

SUMMARY: An Academic Interventionist is responsible for developing and implementing proactive programs to improve student behavior and attendance, regularly monitoring student progress to identify those in need of support. The Academic Interventionist works directly with students. They create individualized intervention plans, often working in small groups to help students build skills that promote success. Collaborating with teachers, staff, and parents, they ensure a coordinated approach to addressing student needs. Additionally, they document and report on student progress, providing key insights to stakeholders.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct parent meetings about the academic programs available for students on campus.
• Plan and execute parent involvement workshops and trainings to strengthen parent-student engagement and support of their child’s academic progress (ie. 21st Century, student ECAPs, AZCIS, WestMec, & Dual Enrollment).
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Using instructional strategies gathering small groups of students to build and maximuze academic student success.
• Plan and deliver professional development for staff on providing academic instructional strategies and other supports to prepare students for eligibility to four year colleges and universities.
• Plan and meet with students on developing/improving college/career-level entry skills and the academic coping skills needed to be successful after high school.
• Create and implement a positive reward system for recognizing academic success.
• Create and implement a positive reward system for parents who are involved with school and working towards the achievement of supporting their children in academic success.
• Coordinate with school counselors to ensure students’ academic success in their current class; monitor student progress and develop intervention plans when needed.
• Advocating for parents and promoting interest in schooling, their plans for the future and enhancing their commitment to their personal goals after high school.
• Assist struggling students in creating academic success plans.
• Plan and conduct intervention workshops and trainings to staff on providing intervention opportunities to students.
• Coordinate newsletters and parent events calendar.
• Maintain log of meetings with parents, parent contacts and students.
• Promote school goals, projects and programs to the community.
• Establish and maintain good rapport with students, employees, community members and vendors.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Other job related duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications for this job description 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/Certification

• Bachelor's degree in education with appropriate teacher certification.
• Master's degree with administrative certification preferred.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC)
  
  

Experience

• Experience with academic planning and creating intervention plans.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in planning professional development.
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills.
  
  

Abilities

• Read and interpret general documents such as employee handbooks and safety/training manuals.
• Write general correspondence and speak effectively with others.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Work with little supervision.
• Interpret assortment of instructions furnished in variable forms.
• Apply reason to research and solve moderately complex issues with little or no assistance.
  
  

Ada And Other Requirements

Positions in this class require: stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions: Work is routinely performed in an indoor classroom environment.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.