Grades 6-8 ELA Interventionist

Memphis School of Excellence•Memphis, TN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for the 2026-2027 academic year and involves providing educational interventions and progress monitoring for students in grades 6-8 ELA. The role requires working with individual students or small groups to target specific needs in reading, writing, and/or mathematics, in addition to regular campus instruction. The interventionist will develop lessons, set performance goals, create intervention schedules, and maintain detailed records of student progress and intervention fidelity. Collaboration with teachers, campus staff, network staff, and parents is essential for aligning interventions with classroom curriculum and communicating student progress. The position also involves supporting district initiatives, participating in professional development, and maintaining ethical standards.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree
Must be highly qualified
Must be physically and mentally able to perform the responsibilities and duties of the position

Nice To Haves

Administrative experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Work with individual students or small groups of students to provide educational interventions and progress monitoring.
Utilize an identification rubric to target specific students who need focused, short term intervention.
Set performance goals for individual students based upon assessment data.
Develop lessons which target the specific needs of identified students.
Provide high quality general education instruction to students who need focused, short term intervention in reading, writing and/or mathematics.
Develop an intervention schedule for identified students based on campus needs.
Maintain records of interventions and progress monitoring to ensure process fidelity.
Meet with teachers to ensure that lessons for the targeted students are aligned with the classroom curriculum.
Communicate with campus staff, network staff and parents regarding student progress.
Evaluate student progress.
As necessary, may provide supplemental intervention services to bilingual students.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Conduct small flexible groups to reinforce skills.
Provide modeled/mini-lessons for teachers requesting support.
Circulate room and assist students as needed.
Provide individualized instruction as needed in all subjects (i.e. study skills, review, difficult terms, etc.).
Plan and/or teach collaborative lessons with the teacher.
Assist in the updating of remedial folders.
Remediate small groups of children in reading, writing, and math.
Assist students with content area studies as determined by the classroom teacher.
Provide instruction at students’ instructional reading levels.
Update remedial folders with test scores and any materials that focus on particular skills.
Model strategies that students will learn to implement independently (i.e., test-taking strategies, organizational skills, etc.).
Monitor all pullout students regularly with assessments.
Assist with the administration of assessments as requested by classroom teachers and/or the Administrators.
Interpret and analyze scores and other forms of data.
Identify remedial students through test data and set appropriate goals for them.
Share strategies with teachers to improve test scores.
Communicate student information to teachers in a concise and timely manner.
Support all new and on-going district initiatives (i.e. reading initiatives, assessment procedures, pilot projects, summer programs, etc.).
Share responsibilities for the completion of remedial folders.
Assist classroom teachers and support personnel in improving instruction.
Participate in professional development opportunities offered by the district.
Maintain ethical and professional behavior and observe confidentiality of student information.
Perform all other duties as assigned by the school’s principal and/or Instructional Coach.