Supplemental Intervention Teacher at Burton Glen Charter Academy

National Heritage Academies•Burton, MI

19d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will provide expert instruction and assessment for students who are below grade level. As a professional with advanced preparation and experience, this position is responsible for the increased performance of struggling students. Specifically, the person in this position will create, manage, and participate in a variety of learning environments and activities in the core content areas and will work collaboratively and professionally with classroom teachers, other interventionists, and parents. Note: Positions funded by Federal and State grants must work within published federal and state guidelines to ensure compliance. Contact your school’s Grants Consultant to determine grant status and acceptable job duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

Experience teaching in a K-8 school-based role.
Proven track record of closing reading and/or math skill gaps for students who are significantly below grade level.
Knowledge of researched based best practices and experience with successful implementation of those strategies with at-risk students.
Valid Teaching license/certificate with appropriate endorsements.
Must meet federal No Child Left Behind requirements for Highly Qualified as defined by the State Department of Education.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community.
Ability to speak clearly and concisely in written and oral communication.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to create and interpret graphs.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on school objectives and the needs and abilities of students.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all NHA requirements and School Board policies.
Ability to use technology for instructional purposes and to teach current technology skills and the use of technology tools for grade level.
Ability to apply knowledge about legal issues to the work setting.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Education with a focus in reading and/or mathematics education preferred along with appropriate licensure/certification.

Responsibilities

Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
Supports, supplements and extends classroom teaching, and works collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students.
Uses specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual students.
Assess the strengths and needs of students and provide that information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel such as psychologists, special educators, or speech teachers in order to provide effective instruction.
Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
Reviews test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services.
Monitors student progress for the purpose of providing feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determining intervention effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate.
Groups and schedules students according to student needs.
Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
Completes necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school.
Collects, analyzes and prepares data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.
Involved in parent learning nights to support parents as appropriate to provide parents with strategies to support learning at home.
Participates in on-going professional development as assigned/selected by supervisor.
Participates in all other aspects of class and school planning, and in the establishment of goals and objectives as it applies to school improvement planning.