Math Interventionist K-4

Position: Math Interventionist

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Principal

Purpose: The Math Interventionist primary purpose is to assist in improving academic math achievement for the students in Tier 2 of the Intervention Process by providing research-based intervention practices. The interventionist attends both Tier 1 and Tier 2 intervention meetings and assists in setting goals and determining research-based strategies to improve academic achievement.

Essential Job Function:

• Implement support for the students identified through the Intervention Process by providing personalized support based on the goals and the strategies as identified by the Intervention Team by:

  • Attending Intervention Meetings

  • Providing instruction to small strategy groups or individual students

  • Collecting and analyzing data

  • Communicating with the classroom teacher

  • Monitoring individual student progress toward yearly growth

  • Reporting progress to the Intervention Team

• Follow Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework and guidelines

• Attend staff development and learning opportunities as directed by the principals

Desired training: Degree in Education with current experience in teaching math

Additional Expectations:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Ability to reason, make judgments, and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Ability to utilize positive human relation skills with all staff.

• Skills of keyboarding with accuracy at the speed necessary for the position.

• Skills in operating a computer with word processing, spreadsheet, and desktop publishing applications.

• Knowledge of office practices and procedures.

• Ability to compile and summarize information.

• Ability to resolve problem situations with sound judgment.

• Ability to demonstrate proper telephone etiquette.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality in matters relating to the school system.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative in completing work assignments.

• Knowledge of business letter writing and memos.

• Ability to compose correspondences independently.

• Ability to wok in the absence of supervision.

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Minimum Qualifications or Standards required to perform essential job functions:

Physical Requirements: Position requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. This includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to parents, students, and staff.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow written and oral instructions. You must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in Standard English.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate eyes and hands to use keyboard.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. You must be adaptable top performing under minimal to moderate levels of stress.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk, write and hear.

Assessment: Performance of this job will be assessed annually in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on assessment of administrative personnel.

Terms of Employment: Salary and work year as established by the Board.