Middle School ELA Interventionist
About The Position
The Middle School ELA Interventionist works with the at-risk student population to provide remediation and support academic goals and growth. The role adapts K12 curriculum to state content standards and students’ individual needs, delivers individualized and small-group support, and helps implement the school’s Response to Intervention (RTI) system. The position also supports progress monitoring, student-data use, staff training, and coordination of Tier 2 interventions and special education eligibility processes. This is a full-time, virtual position for Michigan residents. The employee must maintain a professional, distraction-free home office and typically work 40 or more hours per week on a schedule such as 9–5 or 8–4, or as defined by the school. Travel of up to 20% may be required for face-to-face professional development, student testing, or other school needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Active state teaching license; Michigan teaching certification is required, including a Middle School ELA certificate.
- Must reside in Michigan.
- Ability to clear the required background check.
- Ability to work independently, typically 40 or more hours per week, and maintain a professional home office without distraction during the workday.
- Ability to collaborate with teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data and use the data to guide instructional decisions.
- Receptiveness to regular coaching from administrators and teacher trainers.
- Ability to embrace change and adapt to support student outcomes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
- Ability to maintain teacher certification and professional development hours, and maintain fluency in K12 systems, programs, and curriculum.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with the proposed age group.
- Experience supporting adults and children in using technology.
- Experience teaching in an online or brick-and-mortar environment.
- Experience with online learning platforms.
Responsibilities
- Modify and adapt K12 curriculum in alignment with state content standards to meet individual student needs.
- Collaborate with general education teachers to support targeted students through individualized and small-group sessions.
- Educate parents about instructional strategies.
- Ensure implementation of the RTI instructional system to increase student achievement.
- Oversee data collection and progress monitoring at every RTI tier.
- Use student data to help teachers plan whole-group and small-group instruction, and guide teachers in identifying and grouping students who need additional help.
- Collect and maintain RTI data, including lists of eligible students and intervention plans.
- Serve as a daily resource to administrators, school leadership teams, and other stakeholders regarding RTI issues.
- Collaborate with homeroom teachers, advisors, counselors, and district personnel to coordinate and track Tier 2 interventions.
- Provide ongoing training and support to school and district staff on RTI and related data-collection procedures.
- Support teachers in documenting student progress.
- Work with the special education team to facilitate special education eligibility.
- Travel up to 20% for face-to-face professional development, student testing, or as required by the school.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
