Interventionist

Shelby County Schools•Memphis, TN

About The Position

This position supports student growth and achievement by using best practices and standards-aligned strategies to improve mastery of grade-level standards in core content areas and prepare students to become successful citizens and workers in the 21st century. The Interventionist creates a learning environment suited to students’ maturity and needs, plans and delivers instruction and interventions, assesses student progress, and works with families and school staff to support student learning. The role also uses screening and progress-monitoring data to evaluate interventions and strengthen core and intervention instruction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and endorsement in the grade or subject taught, with a valid Tennessee certificate.
Must be highly qualified.
Must be physically and mentally able to perform the responsibilities and duties of the position.
Proof of education, training, and/or experience is required.
Position is governed by the Rules and Regulations of the Tennessee Code Annotated and the collective bargaining agreement.

Responsibilities

Create an educational environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students’ maturity and needs; prepare instructional materials and provide written evidence of preparation to a supervisor or administrator upon request.
Assess student accomplishments on an established timetable; administer tests and assessments; and provide written and oral progress reports to parents or guardians, administrators, and selected staff.
Plan interventions and prepare lessons and instructional materials to meet individual student needs, consistent with state and school requirements and students’ educational, physical, and emotional development.
Confer with parents, administrators, specialists, mental health staff, and appropriate resource staff to develop educational programs for students.
Motivate students, reinforce learning skills consistently, and provide ongoing assessment and feedback for learning activities.
Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law and district and administrative regulations.
Use screening and progress-monitoring data to determine interventions and evaluate their results.
Facilitate development of school-based instruction and intervention maps at core and intervention levels.
Ensure evaluation of the fidelity of core and intervention instruction.
Implement a documentation system to ensure interventions are sufficient.
Evaluate students’ responses to instruction and intervention, both individually and in groups.
Implement the Standard of Accountability Rubric (SOAR) to assess and identify school-level implementation trends and improve the intentionality and differentiation of supports.
Participate in and lead data meetings to determine the learner-centered problem and problem of practice.
Use the 5 Whys to conduct root-cause analysis of teacher implementation and student academic gaps.