SY26-27 Academic Intervention Fellow

DC Prep • Washington, DC

5d

About The Position

Academic Intervention Fellows (AIFs) play an essential role in supporting DC Prep’s mission to help every student succeed academically and socially. Our AIFs work in tandem with General Educators and Special Educators to support the curriculum implementation and instructional delivery critical to the success of students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). As an AIF, you’ll support a student throughout his or her literacy and math classes in the general education setting as well as provide small group and one-on-one interventions based on assessment data. This role serves as an entryway into DC Prep’s special education pipeline and is designed to help novice educators develop into strong special educators. To support our pipeline of special educators, we offer AIFs the necessary professional development to acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience to become effective educators in urban school environments. Throughout the AIF program, you’ll benefit from frequent observations and coaching that will enable you to assume a teaching position with DC Prep.

Requirements

• Outstanding interpersonal skills and emotional constancy to build and maintain strong relationships with students, families and colleagues
• Superior analytical skills to support ongoing curriculum planning, development, and refinement
• Effective written communication skills
• Meticulous organizational abilities (enabling you to set priorities, then organize what needs to happen when to meet deadlines)
• Optimism, maturity, and personal resiliency
• A demonstrated belief in DC Prep’s vision, mission, and values, including our commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Experience working with students in an urban public school with a record of high student achievement highly preferred
• Desire and willingness to do “whatever it takes” to support student achievement in traditionally under-served communities
• Passion for connecting with students and families in support of student success
• Extraordinary oral skills to effectively communicate with varied audiences
• Comfort with and ability to write efficiently and effectively as part of a culture where curriculum writing, email communication, and documentation are critical
• Superior analytical skills and sound judgment to make critical decisions autonomously
• Capable of thriving in circumstances involving ambiguity and nuance
• Meticulous organizational ability in order to set priorities, organize workload, handle multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines
• Emotional constancy and extraordinary interpersonal skills to ensure purposeful and professional colleague relationships
• Positive attitude, maturity, and personal stability sufficient for a demanding position
• Deep belief in DC Prep’s mission, values and commitment to diversity

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree from a competitive college or university preferred

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability insurance; maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; and a 403b retirement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees