Elementary Reading Interventionist - Great River Connections Academy

Connections Academy • Columbus, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Great River Connections Academy (GRCA) is seeking an Elementary Reading Interventionist for the 2026-2027 school year. This role, based in Columbus, OH, or a home office within Ohio, will support students in grades K-5 within GRCA's Response to Intervention Model. The interventionist will collaborate with students, parents, instructional staff, and administration to provide targeted reading support.

Requirements

• Appropriately certified in K-5 Reading, English, or Elementary in Ohio (appropriate to grade level responsibilities)
• Reading Endorsement
• Strong multi-cultural skills
• Strong technology skills (especially with Microsoft OS, MS Office programs, and Google Suite)
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Customer focused approach
• High degree of flexibility
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast paced environment.
• Team player track record
• Willingness to travel on occasion for marketing and state testing events (may require occasional overnight travel)
• Ability to work remotely.
• Two-step authentication is required to access all systems and may require the use of a personal device

Nice To Haves

• Orton-Gillingham, Wilson or other literacy training

Responsibilities

• Analyze student learning data on an ongoing and consistent basis.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to select students needing tiered reading instruction support based on data.
• Provide diagnostic, prescriptive, and evaluative services for identified students.
• Provide individual and small group instruction for identified students.
• Assist with the administration of state reading tests and other required state exams.
• Confer with instructional staff on student reading needs and suggest effective interventions, strategies, and discrete skill instruction.
• Act as a resource teacher in reading to regular classroom teachers, assisting with program organization, material selection, and teaching technique implementation.
• Model effective reading instruction to classroom teachers.
• Provide reading resources for teachers and parents.
• Review curriculum and devise alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding, working directly with students and parents to implement these lessons.
• Support the instructional program with asynchronous web conferencing sessions and synchronous instruction.
• Communicate regularly with parents, students, and other teachers to develop and update Reading Improvement Plans (RIMPs).
• Collaborate with other teachers to ensure student progress, provide parents with a central point of contact, and distribute tasks.
• Keep student records and data up-to-date, including online student and family information, and logging all student and parent contacts.
• Develop and implement virtual methods for creating and maintaining a 'school community'.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Benefits available to eligible employees can be seen at https://www.connectionsacademy.com/careers/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level