Intervention Specialist - Math - Secondary

Douglas County School District • Parker, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Secondary Math Intervention Specialist holds a Colorado teaching license and is endorsed by the state of Colorado in grades 7-12 mathematics. Works with 7th – 12th grade students who require strategic and intensive intervention. The focus of the intervention specialist is to develop a student-centered system of interventions that effectively works to close the achievement gap in math. The goal of the intervention specialist is to ensure that students are able to master grade level standards and curriculum by instructing students who have not met these criteria.

Requirements

• Colorado teaching license and endorsed in grades 7-12 mathematics.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Occasional lifting five (5) to ten (10) pounds.
• Frequent sitting.
• Occasional bending, squatting, or standing.
• Colorado Teaching License with Math Endorsement - Colorado Department of Education.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and collaborate with classroom teachers regarding alignment between classroom instruction and interventions.
• Maintain positive communication between school staff, parents, and students.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects using formal and informal assessment data obtained from students.
• Demonstrate exemplary classroom math instructional practices and possess a deep understanding of math practices to improve student achievement results and close achievement gaps.
• Create a learning environment and research-based program of study that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Provide direct instruction to students identified as eligible for math intervention in individual, and/or small group settings.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by DCSD policy.

Benefits

• health insurance
• vision insurance
• dental insurance
• health savings account (HSA)
• flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• short and long-term disability
• critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
• employee assistance program (EAP)
• voluntary 401(k)
• 403(b)
• 457 retirement plan options
• paid sick and personal time

What This Job Offers

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