POSITION TITLE: Interventionist - Literacy

LOCATION: Pepperell Middle School

REPORTS TO:  Dept of Academics

PAY SCHEDULE/GRADE:

FULL TIME/PART-TIME/TEMPORARY:  Part-Time / 49%

TYPE OF EMPLOYEE:  Certified

HOURS:  195 days

RETIREMENT:  TRS

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of the Interventionist is to take responsibility for organization and implementation of a multitiered system to ensure all students master or exceed standards at the same pace.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION: Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education discipline 

CERTIFICATION: GA State certification preferred for position.

Preferred: Reading Endorsement, Dyslexia Endorsement, and/or Reading Specialist

Preferred: IMSE Orton-Gillingham Comprehensive Trained

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Accesses,interprets, tracks, and maintains data  [Acadience, MAP, Navvy, GA Milestones] 

• Conducts content meetings and coordinates assessments with teachers to analyze and react to data collected via Acadience, Navvy/MAP, and grade level/content area developed assessments
• Adheres to a schedule and keeps appointments.  
• Analyzes data to formulate and implement intervention plans aligned to evidence based/research supported strategies 
• Develops and implements differentiated lessons to increase mastery of grade level standards
• Follows a specified schedule developed at the school level to focus time in areas of struggle
• Maintains reliability in terms of consistently scheduling intervention groups
• Formulates small groups based on current data
• Provides targeted intervention formulated by interpreting data [Acadience, MAP and Navvy]
• Works with teachers to develop and refine interventions and provide appropriate scaffolding devices to access grade level content [just in time intervention]
• Works with students in various group sizes
• Maintains a data notebook including intervention/results [class, time, standard/activity, SST documentation, result]
  • Who did you work with, when did it happen, how did it go? (Gather ongoing “soft” visible classroom data.) 
• Effectively communicates trends and next steps with parents, teachers, building administrators, and central office leadership
• Utilizes technology to enhance instruction and data collection and interpretation
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Minimum 3 years successful teaching experience
• Enthusiastic and supportive

• Responsible, self starter, strong professional ethics
• Solid, deep knowledge of the Science of Reading as supported by the IDA and Literacy Research Association
• Strong knowledge of foundational reading skills
• Willingness to obtain Dyslexia Endorsement
• Ability to discriminate between evidence based and science of reading evidence for intervention selection and program planning
• Ability to access, interpret, track, and maintain data  [Acadience, MAP, Navvy, GA Milestones] 
• Ability to ask probing questions and react to responses to facilitate student understanding
• Responsible, self-starter, strong professional ethics
• Confidence in working with diverse learners with gaps in learning 
• Confidence in cultivating strengths of learners
• Maximize instructional time - teach “bell to bell” Maximize instruction per district models from opening minutes to close
• Sense of urgency in meeting targeted grade-level goals
• Deep knowledge of Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES), specifically standards 4,6,7 and 10. (Differentiated Instruction, Assessments Uses, Positive Learning Environment and Communication)
• Proficient in use of Google (specifically Google Sheets)
• Use of Personal Cell Phone for multi factor authentication

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Regularly, reliably and predictably reports to work on time.
• Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.
• Works in standard office and school building environments.