Academic Interventionist

Distinctive Schools • Chicago Chicago, IL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

A Distinctive Schools Interventionist collects and analyzes assessment data and provides research-based push-in and pull-out interventions in core curricular areas. The role collaborates with classroom teachers and the Campus Problem Solving Team to coordinate instructional efforts. Interventionists implement the DS Model and MTSS processes, deliver Tier 2 and Tier 3 support based on student needs, and monitor student progress. The position also supports behavior interventions, maintains student records, and contributes to campus culture and equity work.

This role is based at CICS Longwood in Chicago, Illinois, reports to the Principal, and is scheduled to start in August 2024. The stated starting salary is $42,029, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Substitute Teacher or Paraprofessional License.
• Use Deanslist to support documentation.
• Familiarity with cloud-based software solutions such as Google Suite.
• Travel as required for training, professional development, and collaboration.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a student-centered perspective and contribute to the campus and network’s equity work through culturally responsive decision-making.
• Build positive, professional relationships and foster a culture of belonging, strengths-based thinking, and positive climate.
• Implement the DS Model and MTSS processes.
• Build relationships with students, families, and colleagues, and communicate frequently and consistently with them.
• Maintain an organized and welcoming environment with classroom procedures and routines that maximize learning.
• Implement best practices aligned with the DS Model while maintaining pace with grade-level expectations.
• Provide individual and small-group interventions in core curricular areas for students across grade levels and monitor progress.
• Design, plan, and deliver Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions and strategies based on needs identified with the Campus Problem Solving Team.
• Use research-based intervention and curriculum materials and instructional strategies to meet the learning needs of identified students.
• Support behavior interventions and progress monitoring, and incorporate student voice in intervention and instructional strategy design.
• Maintain accurate student progress and development records in required network reporting systems.
• Collaborate with grade-level teachers, interventionists, school psychologists, and other specialists.
• Participate in coaching, mentoring, professional development, and required professional learning opportunities.
• Meet weekly with assigned teams to analyze and respond to data, student work samples, and assessments.
• Maintain data-based documentation of ongoing student performance and progress and provide progress data to school teams.
• Administer diagnostic assessments and progress-monitoring tools as needed.
• Analyze assessment data and use it to design responses that support students in mastering grade-level standards.
• Participate in problem-solving meetings and teacher-parent conferences about student progress or needs.
• Serve as a member of the Campus Problem Solving Team.
• Complete other tasks and duties as required by Distinctive Schools and the Principal.

Benefits

• 25+ paid holidays and 10 days of PTO annually, in addition to summer break for educators and campus positions.
• 12 weeks of paid family leave.
• Comprehensive healthcare, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 403(b) match: fully matched up to 3%, and 50% matched up to 5%.
• Professional development, including tuition reimbursement.
• Gym and wellness discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time